Real Madrid Rides on Karim Benzema's Hat-Trick to Victory!

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Wed, April 5, 2023

Karim Benzema scored three goals for Real Madrid against FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semifinals.

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Real Madrid won the game 4-0 (4-1 on aggregate) at Spotify Camp Nou On Wednesday.

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He is the first Real Madrid player to do this in El Clasico since 1995, when Ivan Zamorano achieved it.

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He is also the first Real Madrid player to do this in Barcelona's stadium since 1963, when Ferenc Puskas did it.

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Real Madrid and their opponent were tied, but Vinicius Jr. scored a goal in the first-half stoppage time to level the game.

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Then, in the 50th minute of the game, Benzema shot the ball from the top of the box and scored a goal, which put Real Madrid ahead.

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He doubled his goal count early in the second half, smoothly knocking home a 58th-minute penalty kick.

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In the 80th minute of the game, Benzema scored another goal and completed his amazing performance.

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He got help from Vinicius Jr. who passed the ball to him, and then Benzema beat the goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen to score the goal.

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