Karim Benzema on what happened with Donnarumma: “It’s not a mistake, it’s pressure”

Joy at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium after the triplet of its star. Karim Benzema was happy after the goals they scored and gave Real Madrid a 3-1 victory vs. PSG and the pass to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, ensuring that the team “is very much alive”.

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”.

Regarding the action of Donnarumma’s mistake, which led to Madrid’s first goal, Benzema was clear and direct in assuring that “It’s not a mistake, it’s pressure”.

And he added: “With pressure we can beat any team. It’s just a matter of pressure from the whole team; Each one in its place. Every match is a final for us in the league and ‘Hampions, but today we have shown that Real Madrid is alive”, he stated.

With his triplet, Benzema surpassed Di Stéfano’s 308 goals and became the third top scorer in Real Madrid’s history. “I am very proud to surpass this legend, I will continue”, he assured.