
Real Madrid
·9 March 2022
Man of the match, Karim Benzema,: "The strength of the fans drove us on and this win is for them"

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·9 March 2022
Karim Benzema was named man of the match in Real Madrid's spectacular comeback against PSG at the Santiago Bernabéu, which saw them book a place in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Frenchman hit all three of our team's goals on the night to overtake Di Stéfano as third all-time top scorer in Real Madrid history, with 309 to his name. The forward was delighted to reach the milestone and to have clinched qualification for the next round: "I'm incredibly proud to have overtaken such a true legend. I'm not stopping here. It was a very difficult game but we pushed until the end and we deserved the win and our place in the next round".
"Any Champions League game is always difficult and we knew PSG like to have the ball. We started strongly, created chances and then we conceded the goal, but in the second half, showing great mental strength, we delivered the performance".
Fans "We want to see this stadium with the fans like they were tonight. We needed them and this win is for them". "We lost the first leg and we were 1-0 down at half-time today but the strength of the fans drove us on and we gave it everything we had out on the pitch until the end".
Closing stretch of the season “Every game is a final for us, both in LaLiga and the Champions League. Real Madrid is alive. When the pressure is on, with every man doing his job and the fans behind us, we can beat anyone".