JAKARTA - Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has made headlines in a number of media. That's thanks to the three goals he scored against Chelsea, Thursday 7 April early morning WIB.
Karim Benzema scored three goals in just 46 minutes. He scored against Chelsea in the 21st, 24th and 46th minutes.
That makes him the first player to score three goals against Chelsea in European competition, according to Opta.
Karim Benzema's three goals brought Real Madrid to a 3-1 win over Chelsea in the first leg of the 2021/2022 Champions League quarter-finals. Not only that, the hat-trick also led the 34-year-old player to make an impressive record.
According to Opta statistics, Karim Benzema became the first French player in Champions League history to score more than 10 goals in one season. That also applies in European competition.
The former Olympique Lyon player passed Just Fontaine's achievements in the 1958-1959 season. At that time, Fontaine scored 10 goals in one European season.
10 - Karim Benzema has become the first 🇫🇷 player to reach 10+ goals in a single campaign in Champions League history and the first to do so in European Cup since Just Fontaine in 1958/59 (also 10). Roi. pic.twitter.com/kIoGkmkcVR
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) April 6, 2022
"Today we came out to win, to show we are Real Madrid. We played well from the first minute to the end," Benzema said after the game.
Karim Benzema's performance in the match against Chelsea certainly won a lot of praise. The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, is no exception.
"He is getting better every day like wine. He is a player who is showing more and more leadership and is becoming more and more important for our team," Ancelotti said of Karim Benzema.
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