UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Paris Saint-Germain WWLWL 1
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Real Madrid DLWWW 3
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2nd Leg - Real Madrid advance 3-2 on aggregate · Estadio Bernabéu · 59,895 att.

Match Report

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Karim Benzema hat trick inspires Real Madrid comeback to knock PSG out of Champions League

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
3
55.8
Possession
44.2
10
SHOTS
21
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
528
Accurate Passes
392
590
Passes
448
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
3
2
Crosses
23
0.0
Cross %
0.1
30
Long Balls
43
18
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
15
17
Tackles
22
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
12
19
Effective Clearances
9
19
Clearances
9

Highlights

00:56 Laurens questions PSG mentality after shock Champions League exit Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4David AlabaCD-L
  3. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  4. 6NachoLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 8Toni KroosCM
  7. 10Luka ModricLM
  8. 15Federico ValverdeRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. 11Marco AsensioRF

Substitutes

  1. 18Gareth BaleSUB
  2. 22IscoSUB
  3. 16Luka JovicSUB
  4. 7Eden HazardSUB
  5. 24Mariano DíazSUB
  6. 25Eduardo CamavingaSUB
  7. 13Andriy LuninSUB
  8. 17Lucas VázquezSUB
  9. 5Jesús VallejoSUB
  10. 19Dani CeballosSUB
  11. 12MarceloSUB
  12. 21RodrygoSUB

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 50Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 3Presnel KimpembeCD-L
  3. 5MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 25Nuno MendesLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 8Leandro ParedesCM
  7. 6Marco VerrattiLM
  8. 15Danilo PereiraRM
  9. 10NeymarF
  10. 7Kylian MbappéLF
  11. 30Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 23Julian DraxlerSUB
  2. 18Georginio WijnaldumSUB
  3. 28Junior Dina EbimbeSUB
  4. 17Colin DagbaSUB
  5. 9Mauro IcardiSUB
  6. 24Thilo KehrerSUB
  7. 11Ángel Di MaríaSUB
  8. 27Idrissa GueyeSUB
  9. 1Keylor NavasSUB
  10. 38Edouard MichutSUB
  11. 34Xavi SimonsSUB
  12. 22Abdou DialloSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 39' Goal! Real Madrid 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar following a fast break.
  3. 43' Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 57' Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Marco Asensio.
  6. 57' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Toni Kroos.
  7. 60' Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 61' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  9. 62' Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 66' Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Daniel Carvajal.
  11. 71' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Idrissa Gueye replaces Leandro Paredes.
  12. 76' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Paris Saint Germain 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric with a through ball.
  13. 78' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Paris Saint Germain 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  14. 80' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Danilo Pereira.
  15. 81' Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 83' Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 88' Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 88' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Achraf Hakimi.

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