Real Madrid vs PSG

Karim Benzema and Luka Modric cemented their legendary status while young players like Vinicius JR, Rodrygo, Militao, Camavinga, and Valverde experienced ...

Eduardo Camavinga—8.5: The 19-year-old was another instrumental piece to the turn around. Had an important foul on Mbappe to stop a counter and won 4 of his 5 ground duels, including 2 completed tackles. It has been a privilege to see Karim Benzema grow into the player he has become over the last 13 years and tonight was his night. Then went on to finish the play with a Guti-esque pass at the top of the box for Benzema to score the go-ahead goal. Karim Benzema—10: One of the best players to ever play for the club and don the white shirt. Rodrygo—8.5: Sensational performance — instant impact off the bench. Despite having a limited impact in the first half, often running into three of four PSG players, Vinicius never stopped working and finished the game with 1 assist alongside 7 completed dribbles. A hat-trick against a European titan when his team’s back was up against the wall. Produced one of the most iconic moments of the match, a moment that will live on in the memories of Madridista’s for decades to come. Dani Carvajal—4: Had the difficult task of pressing high and being an important piece of the attack, but leaving Mbappe free in transition down Madrid’s right flank. PSG were the better side for 128 minutes of the 180 minute tie, but that did not stop Karim Benzema, Luka Modric, and the rest of the Real Madrid team from producing the goods in the final stanza and securing passage to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Legends like Benzema and Modric have cemented their names in Real Madrid folklore, while the new generation — Camavinga, Rodrygo, Vinicius JR, Fede Valverde, and Militao— experienced their first big European night at the Santiago Bernabeu. PSG’s meltdown was catastrophic and Madrid smelled blood in the water. Nacho—7: Featured at left back and had a solid performance.

Paris Saint-Germain seemed to have one foot in the Champions League quarter finals, before a stunning Karim Benzema hat-trick inspired a remarkable Real ...

The goalkeeper waited and waited, he lost the ball and it was a goal. "After that, the match changed. He should have cleared it, simple as that." [It is] a foul. For 60 minutes we dominated, that goal changed everything. And Mbappe, who looks destined to join Madrid at the end of the season, appeared to have condemned the Spaniards to a European exit with a stunning first-half goal.