Karim Benzema netted a hat-trick to seal a 3-1 win for Real Madrid away to Chelsea in the Champions League first leg quarter-final on Wednesday.
Benzema has become the first player ever to score a European hat-trick against Chelsea.
He has now bagged back-to-back hat-tricks after achieving the feat against Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg round of 16.
For Madrid, it is a first ever competitive win against Thomas Tuchel side after four games.
Benzema gave Madrid the lead on 21 minutes after nodding in Vinicius’ cutback cross after a brilliant one-two interchange with the Brazilian.
Just three minutes later Benzema made it 2-0 with another header this time from a cross off Luka Modric.
With five minutes left in the first half Kai Havertz pulled a goal back for Chelsea after nodding in a cross.
But one minute into the second half, Benzema completed his hat-trick as he pounced on a poor pass from Edourd Mendy to Antonio Rudiger and rolled the ball into an empty net.
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Source: Complete Sports
