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Benzema's hat-trick helped Real Madrid beat PSG and City knocked Sporting out of the Champions League

Real Madrid beat French PSG in the second leg of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, bbabo.net reports.

The meeting of the teams at the stadium "Santiago Bernabeu" in Madrid ended with the score 3:1 in favor of the hosts.

In the 39th minute, Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring with an assist from Neymar and doubled his club's lead on aggregate. In the second half, in the 61st minute, Karim Benzema, after an error in the defense of the Parisians, restored the balance in this meeting. In the 76th and 78th minutes, the Real Madrid forward scored two more goals and turned the situation around.

The first game in France ended 1-0 in favor of PSG. Thus, "Real" reached the 1/4 finals of the Champions League.

In a parallel match, the English "Manchester City" took the Portuguese "Sporting". In the first game, the British defeated the opponent with a score of 5:0, so the return match was devoid of intrigue.

"Manchester City", despite a tangible advantage, failed to open an account. The meeting ended in a draw - 0:0. Josep Guardiola's team advanced to the quarter-finals on aggregate.

On March 18, following the results of the draw, the compositions of the quarterfinal pairs will be announced. Earlier in the 1/4 finals came the German "Bayern" and the English "Liverpool".

Benzema's hat-trick helped Real Madrid beat PSG and City knocked Sporting out of the Champions League