The Champions League is a very demanding tournament in which the players tend to have such great concentration that we don’t usually see many mistakes. However, in recent years we have seen how Benzema caused real blunders in rival goalkeepers that ended up giving his team victories.
This season we have seen just two, one against PSG, and another yesterday against Chelsea. Let’s remember those goals.
The Bayern goalkeeper, who started due to Neuer’s injury, will not forget the mistake he made in a semi-final that could have been different had it not been for that mistake. Ulreich went out to catch an easy low ball for him, and it slipped under his forearm, which Benzema took advantage of to score at will and put the Whites in the lead.
Most fans, especially Liverpool fans, will not forget Karius’ unfortunate performance in the 2018 Champions League final. The German goalkeeper went to serve the first goal but inexplicably didn’t see Benzema, who was just a few feet in front of him. centimeters, and hit him in the leg, which allowed the Frenchman to put the Whites ahead in a final that was being played. Later he would miss again on a long and centered shot from Bale, which he would not block and went in.
We will all remember the comeback against PSG by Neymar, Mbappé and Messi. This began with a goal that Benzema provoked by pressing Donnarumma who did not clear well and left the ball to Vinicius, who gave it back to the Frenchman to score and bring the Whites closer to coming back.
Yesterday against Chelsea it happened again. Real Madrid was already winning, but by the minimum, then Mendy left the area to play the ball and, faced with minimal pressure from Benzema, gave a bad pass that the Frenchman was able to intercept to drive with a desperate Mendy behind without being able to do anything to avoid Benzema’s shot at will that meant the final 1-3.
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