Real Madrid Sensation Sends Message to Kylian Mbappe After Dumping PSG Out of Champions League

• Karim Benzema was the hero for Spanish giants Real Madrid following his hat-trick against French club PSG
• Mbappe who scored the winner in the first leg had put his side ahead again in Spain, but three second-half goals by Benzema were enough to take Real Madrid through
• Benzema has consoled Mbappe for his performance and stated that age is still on the side of his compatriot

Real Madrid hat-trick hero Karim Benzema has stated that age is on the side of Kylian Mbappe following Paris Saint-Germain’s exit from the Champions League, Mirror reports.

The Frenchmen scored all five goals across the two legs, but it was the Los Blancos striker who shone brightest grabbing a second-half hat-trick in the second leg to take his side through to the quarter-final.

Mbappe and his teammates were left licking their wounds and the youngster’s future remains unclear as his contract expires at the end of the season.

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The 23-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid, but he had hoped to win the Champions League with PSG.

Mbappe was the star man for the Ligue 1 side as he scored the winner back home in the first leg before putting his side ahead again at the Santiago Bernabeu.

But a second-half hat-trick by Karim Benzema knocked PSG out of the tournament. After the game, Benzema told RMC Sport via Sport Skeeda:

"Kylian was disappointed after the game, it's normal - he wanted to shine as always. But he's young, he has enough time to do it..."

The closest Mbappe has come in his short career was a final defeat back in 2020 and he was the subject of a mammoth bid from Madrid in the summer.

Pochettino blames match officials

Meanwhile, Mauricio Pochetino has slammed match officials for what he termed a ‘big mistake’ made during his side PSG’s dramatic exit from the Champions League.

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The Parisians suffered a shocking collapse at the Santiago Bernabeu as Karim Benzema scored a hat trick to help his side come from behind to claim a 3-2 aggregate win.

Speaking after the game, Pochettino believes Benzema’s first goal should not have counted.

PSG president storms referee’s dressing room

Sports Brief earlier reported that Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi was furious and stormed the referee's dressing room and broke equipment after their game against Real Madrid.

The French club were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League by Carlo Ancelotti's side at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on Wednesday night.

Al-Khelaifi and PSG Sporting Director Leonardo went to the referees' locker room after the game and reportedly had "aggressive behaviour".