Dani Alves showered Karim Benzema with praise after Real Madrid qualified

Real Madrid qualified for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League after beating PSG (3-1) at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. Karim Benzema became the star of the match after scoring the hat-trick for the Spanish team, which until 61′ could not breach the rival’s goal, but ‘Gato’ appeared to start the road to victory.

The French attacker retired applauded by all the fans of the Spanish cast and honored by his teammates. After the third goal, Vinícius Júnior ‘shined’ his boots as a sign of respect for the hierarchy he imposed on the field. However, he not only received the ovation of the fans of the ‘White House, because he was also recognized by an important character from Barcelona: Dani Alves.

The right side of the Barça team was attentive to the duel for the Champions League through his social networks. And, at the end, he surrendered to the talent of Karim Benzema, whom he will face next Sunday, March 20, for the Spanish league classic.

“I don’t care if it’s from Real Madrid. What a great player, Karim Benzema! Love this game”, wrote the Brazilian soccer player in one of his Instagram stories. Likewise, he expressed a gesture of approval for the brilliant performance of the French striker.

Karim Benzema dedicated the classification to the Real Madrid fans

The comeback led by Benzema unleashes Madrid’s optimism in their favorite competition. “We want to see the stadium like today, we need the fans. The victory is for them. It has been a lot of suffering, but we have fought until the end and we deserve this celebration”, he said on Movistar +. “We lost the first leg and at the break we lost 1-0. This hobby gives us a brutal force that pushes us and makes us give everything until the end”, he added.

Benzema highlighted the difficulties they had in eliminating PSG. “It is a Champions League match and it is difficult. We know that PSG like to have the ball, we started well, we tried to score goals and in the second half with mental strength we won the game. It is an award from the whole team”.