Karim Benzema's Religious Story, Iftar 15 Minutes Before The Chelsea Vs Real Madrid Match And Then Scored A Hat-trick

JAKARTA - Karim Benzema decided Real Madrid's 3-1 victory over Chelsea in the first leg of the 2021/2022 Champions League quarter-finals. He became the only goal scorer for Los Blancos in this match.

There was an interesting moment before Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick. Quoted from tbsnews.net, this French player was apparently still fasting before playing the match at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, April 7 local time.

It is known, Karim Benzema turned out to have just broken his fast 15 minutes before the match took place.

His duties with Real Madrid did not make Karim Benzema leave his obligation to fast in the month of Ramadan. Evidently, the performance of the former Olympique Lyon player did not decline even though he was fasting.

"Karim Benzema is fasting all day today as this is the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims around the world," the tbsnews.net report said.

"He broke his fast at sunset, about 15 minutes before kick-off for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea," the report continued.

Regarding his decision to keep fasting in the midst of his schedule to defend the team, Benzema admitted that it was not a big problem. Because, fasting in the month of Ramadan is very important for him.

"It has no effect on my game. Ramadan is a part of life and fasting is an obligation in my faith. For me it is very important and I feel good when fasting," Benzema said.

With the addition of his three goals, Karim Benzema has scored 11 goals and assisted one in eight games in the Champions League, according to Transfermarkt.