REAL MADRID-PSG. Thanks to a hat-trick from French striker Karim Benzema, Real Madrid eliminated PSG and reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
3:1 Mbappe, Kylian 39′ – Paris Saint-GermainBenzema, Karim 61′ – Real MadridBenzema, Karim 76′ – Real MadridBenzema, Karim 78′ – Real Madrid
Paris had to confirm. After a superb first leg totally dominated, Mauricio Pochettino’s men had an appointment on the lawn of the Santiago Bernabéu to try to validate their ticket for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Opposite, the Merengue, non-existent at the Parc de Princes, had the ambition to reverse the short lead gleaned by the Parisians in the first leg. From the start of the match, Madrid’s ambitions were clear: to put pressure on their opponent to find the net quickly. Caught by the throat in the first quarter of an hour, Paris ended up stepping on the ball and dominating the match as in the first leg. Before the break, Mbappé offers himself a new high-class individual action and opens the scoring for PSG (39th). After 45 minutes of play, Paris leads (1-0) and already has one foot in the quarter. Returning from the locker room, Real is still struggling and Carlo Ancelotti decides to bring in Camavinga and Rodrygo in place of Kroos and Asensio. The newcomers change the dynamics and allow the people of Madrid to press higher and equalize. Under pressure, Donnarumma commits a blunder which allows Benzema to equalize (61st). Confident and galvanized by the public, the Merengue will then succeed in reversing the score. In quick succession, Benzema scored two goals (76th, 78th) and finally qualified Real Madrid with a hat-trick and a stratospheric performance. New crushing defeat of PSG in C1 which takes the door in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
15:00 – End of live
It’s the end of the Champions League Round of 16 live between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. Thank you all for following us.
14:30 – The damning report of the referee
Real-PSG referee (3-1), Danny Makkelie denounced the behavior of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, president of Paris Saint-Germain, and Leonardo, sporting director, after the match. He recorded their slips in his meeting report. “After the match, the president and sporting director of PSG, Leonardo, showed aggressive behavior and tried to enter the referees’ dressing room, indicates the text. They blocked the door and the president deliberately knocked the flag of one of the referees, by breaking it.”
14:00 – 11 seconds between Real Madrid’s last two goals
Eliminated from the Champions League last night against Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain conceded three goals in the space of 16 minutes. But the gap between the 2nd and 3rd goals of the Merengues is unreal. 11 seconds separate Karim Benzema’s two strikes which ended in the back of the net.
13:30 – Kylian Mbappé’s parents present in Madrid
After the elimination of Paris Saint-Germain by Real Madrid in the knockout stages of the Champions League, a rumor has gained momentum on social networks: the parents of Kylian Mbappé have been invited to the presidential box of Florentino Perez , president of the Spanish club. But the mother of the 2018 world champion came out of silence.
Fayza Lamari and Wilfried Mbappé, the parents of Kylian Mbappé, watched the match in the presidential box at the Santiago Bernabéu.
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13:00 – Nuno Mendes best defender of PSG
Rated 5 by the team, the young Portuguese international from Paris Saint-Germain collected the best rating given by the daily to Parisian defenders (Hakimi: 4, Kimpembe: 3 and Marquinhos: 2). The 19-year-old left-back has muzzled Marco Asensio and Dani Carvajal well on his left side while being available offensively.
12:35 – No altercation between Neymar and Donnarumma
The information concerning a possible altercation between Neymar and Gianluigi Donnarumma, two Paris Saint-Germain players has been denied to RMC Sport.
12:30 – Real Madrid’s celebration on video
After Real Madrid qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the Spanish channel Mega managed to capture some images of the Merengues celebrating the victory against Paris Saint-Germain.
12:00 – Sad record for Paris Saint-Germain
Since the beginning of the QSI era at Paris Saint-Germain in 2011, the capital club has been eliminated 4 times (Chelsea in 2014, FC Barcelona in 2017, Manchester United in 2019 and Real Madrid in 2022) after a victory at the first leg of the knockout phase of the Champions League, more than any other team over the period.
11:30 – Benzema oldest player to score a hat-trick
After his hat-trick last night in the knockout stages of the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain, Karim Benzema became, at 24 years and 80 days, the oldest player to score three goals in a Champions League match ahead of his compatriot Olivier Giroud.
11:10 – The strange celebration of David Alaba
After Karim Benzema’s third goal in the 78th minute, the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium fell into the unreal and so did the players, like David Alaba. The Austrian celebrated a hat-trick from the French striker by lifting a plastic chair from a security member.
10:55 – Eduardo Camavinga: “We scored a big blow”
Arrived last summer from Stade Rennais, Eduardo Camavinga took part in Real Madrid’s qualification against Paris Saint-Germain last night. For the French international, who entered the game in the 57th minute of play, his team achieved an excellent performance: “I’m giving the best of myself to restore the coach’s confidence, I’m happy that as soon as I joined, we scored 3 goals thanks to Karim. We’re happy with the victory today. (On Benzema) is a leader, he’s the captain, he’s the one who shows us the way, the way as he did today, he scored three goals for us, he saved us, it’s Karim. still scored a big blow today, we conceded a goal, we didn’t let go, we managed to score three goals, even if there are some people who thought we were dead, but we always have to be there believe and we are very happy today.”
10:40 – The anger of Yannick Noah
Unconditional supporter of Paris Saint-Germain, Yannick Noah did not hide his disappointment last night after the elimination of the Parisians in the Champions League against Real Madrid. On his Instagram account, the winner of Roland-Garros in 1983 shared his anger.
10:25 – Great audience for Canal+
This Wednesday, March 9, Canal+ achieved the second best audience of the season with the Champions League round of 16 second leg between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. The encrypted channel brought together an average of 2.39 million viewers during the meeting (11.2% audience share).
10:10 – A decisive Neymar-Mbappé duo
Last night, Neymar again delivered a decisive pass to Kylian Mbappé, as in the first leg. Since playing together (2017/18), the Frenchman and the Brazilian have exchanged 12 assists in the Champions League, that’s at least 5 more than any other duo over the period.
09:55 – New record for Mbappé
Scorer of a goal in the 39th minute of play, Kylian Mbappé has scored 8 goals in the knockout phase of the Champions League since the start of last season, at least 3 more than any other player.
09:40 – Benzema overtakes Di Stefano
By scoring a hat-trick against PSG on Wednesday night, Karim Benzema became Real Madrid’s third top scorer with 309 behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul. The Frenchman has overtaken the former glory of the Merengues, Alfredo Di Stefano.
09:30 – Courtois’ tribute
“I believe that Karim Benzema is one of the greatest players in the world, and maybe the best 9 with Lewandowski at the moment, ignited the Belgian goalkeeper of Real. He may have shown why he had to win the Golden Ball this year. He is a very great player. He is a real captain. He led the team to victory with his goals and his class” analyzed the Belgian goalkeeper after this Real – PSG.
09:25 – Nasser Al-Khelaïfi accused of “violence”?
At the end of this Real – PSG, the president of Paris received a damning report from the arbitration clan. “After the match, the president and sporting director of PSG, Leonardo, showed aggressive behavior and tried to enter the referees’ dressing room, indicates the text. They blocked the door and the president deliberately knocked the flag of one of the referees, by breaking it.”
09:10 – Le Real chamber Paris talking about “RE MON TA DA”
On its Instagram account and with a photo of Karim Benzema, Real Madrid rooms PSG with a simple and meaningful caption… “RE MON TA DA”.
09:00 – Donnarumma scores a 2
Ultra severe note from L’Equipe for the Italian goalkeeper who saved Paris at the start of the match following a masterful strike by Karim Benzema. But at fault on the equalizer, the Italian is guilty of the “remontada” Madrid.
08:46 – Leonardo: “We have to change things”
“It’s a blow. We can’t bury everything that has been done. It’s difficult to analyze. The episode of the foul on Donnarumma was decisive, but we had difficulty managing this moment ” We lost control. We have to look for solutions. Afterwards, it’s a shame that an arbitration decision is decisive in this kind of moment. But we have to keep our calm. We made mistakes, we have to change things , but we don’t have to review everything. It’s difficult, but until half-time, we had an organized team “analyzed Leonardo after this Real – PSG.
08:33 – No 10, but a 9 for Benzema
He would have deserved a 10/10 from L’Equipe, but Karim Benzema only gets a 9/10 after his stratospheric performance and his hat-trick against PSG in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
08:21 – For Ancelotti, the first goal changed everything
“Benzema made all of Madrid happy. It was a difficult game, especially the first half, where we were in trouble. The first goal changed the dynamic, in the stands but also on the pitch. Paris played well for an hour “, with a lot of quality. But after the first goal, the dynamic changed. We had a lot of energy.” On the action between Donnarumma and Benzema: “A fault? I don’t think so” launched the Italian coach after this Real – PSG match.