Karim Benzema has despatched data tumbling as he put Chelsea to the sword with a hat trick within the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Stamford Bridge.
The Frenchman got here into the sport off the again of a hat-trick in opposition to Paris Saint Germain within the second leg of their final 16 tie, and shortly added to his tally with a splendid header from 14 yards, earlier than discovering one other good aerial effort to double his tally and his facet’s lead.
And, a minute into the second half, free-scoring Benzema was handed his third objective on a plate, with Edouard Mendy making an terrible mistake permitting the Actual Madrid ahead to roll the ball into an empty internet from 25 yards out.
In doing so, he grew to become solely the second ever participant to have scored hat-tricks in consecutive knockout video games of the Champions League, former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo the one different man to have produced the feat.
Solely two gamers in Champions League historical past have scored a hat-trick in consecutive knockout video games:
Cristiano Ronaldo
🎩 vs Bayern
🎩 vs Atlético MadridKarim Benzema
🎩 vs PSG
🎩 vs ChelseaIt’s a Actual Madrid factor. #UCL pic.twitter.com/eL3KKAm7My
— William Hill (@WilliamHill) April 6, 2022
France report tumbles
It was not simply that report that tumbled, both, with Benzema turning into the primary Frenchman to hit double figures in a Champions League season, overtaking the eight targets netted by Wissam Ben Yedder and Kylian Mbappe beforehand.
One other report damaged by Karim Benzema within the Champions League💥
What a participant.#UCL pic.twitter.com/vEIaOYVIUX
— Soccer on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 6, 2022
Moreover, he grew to become the primary participant to ever rating a Champions League hat trick in opposition to the Blues for the reason that competitors started.
Karim Benzema is the primary participant in Champions League historical past to attain a #UCL hat-trick in opposition to Chelsea. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/bS4ygSGPgL
— Squawka (@Squawka) April 6, 2022
Persevering with to enhance with age, it appears inconceivable that the 34 12 months previous doesn’t add to his tally within the the rest of the Champions League marketing campaign, and may he proceed scoring Los Blancos have an amazing probability of going all the best way.
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Premier League desk
| # | Workforce | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester Metropolis | 30 | 52 | 73 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 30 | 57 | 72 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 29 | 35 | 59 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 15 | 54 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 29 | 10 | 54 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 31 | 11 | 51 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 30 | 8 | 51 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 6 | 49 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 4 | 37 |
| 10 | Leicester Metropolis | 28 | -4 | 37 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 30 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Southampton FC | 30 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | -10 | 34 |
| 14 | Brentford FC | 31 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 30 | -21 | 31 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 31 | -33 | 30 |
| 17 | Everton FC | 28 | -19 | 25 |
| 18 | Watford FC | 30 | -28 | 22 |
| 19 | Burnley FC | 28 | -18 | 21 |
| 20 | Norwich Metropolis | 30 | -45 | 18 |
| Participant | Workforce | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 14 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 12 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester Metropolis | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 10 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 9 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 9 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 9 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 9 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 8 |
| Participant | Workforce | Pink Playing cards | Yellow Playing cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 9 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 8 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| Money, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 7 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Romero, Cristian | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 8 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 6 |
| Participant | Workforce | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 11 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester Metropolis | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester Metropolis | 7 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Benrahma, Mentioned | West Ham United | 6 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 6 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester Metropolis | 6 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 5 |
| Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 5 |