{"id":1017213,"date":"2022-03-10T15:46:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T15:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/10\/brilliant-real-madrid-cruise-over-psg-to-progress\/"},"modified":"2022-03-10T15:46:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T15:46:42","slug":"brilliant-real-madrid-cruise-over-psg-to-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/10\/brilliant-real-madrid-cruise-over-psg-to-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Brilliant Real Madrid cruise over PSG to progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3334642-68173108-2560-1440-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Karim Benzama of Real Madrid reacts after scoring during the UEFA Champions League Round Of Sixteen Leg Two match between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 09, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. Image credit: Getty Images\" title=\"Karim Benzama of Real Madrid reacts after scoring during the UEFA Champions League Round Of Sixteen Leg Two match between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 09, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.  Image credit: Getty Images\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karim Benzama of Real Madrid reacts after scoring during the UEFA Champions League Round Of Sixteen Leg Two match between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 09, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Karim Benzema\u2019s second-half hat-trick turned the tie against Paris St-Germain on its head in one of the most remarkable knock-out games in the history of the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>PSG were a class above in the first half, with Kylian Mbappe scoring once and he could easily have had another but for a marginal offside.<\/p>\n<p>With a two-goal lead on aggregate the tie looked dead, but then a horrendous error from Gianluigi Donnarumma allowed Vinicius to square for the number nine\u2019s first goal.<\/p>\n<p>In the 77th minute he equalised with a shot slightly deflected off Marquinhos after a fine through ball from Modric and then, remarkably, straight from the kick-off PSG gave the ball away and Marquinhos\u2019 tackle on Vinicius Jr fell straight to the French striker who fired home first time.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"hDYrfhleI8M\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Be a responsible citizen - Omanhene Kwabena Asante,  Badwam on Adom TV\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hDYrfhleI8M?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karim Benzama of Real Madrid reacts after scoring during the UEFA Champions League Round Of Sixteen Leg Two match between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 09, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. 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