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Karim Benzema joins Cristiano Ronaldo in becoming the only players to score successive hat-tricks in the Champions League knockout stages... with striker also the first to net three in a game against Chelsea in Europe

Karim Benzema became just the second player in Champions League history to score back-to-back hat-tricks in the knockout stages of the competition after his three goals against Chelsea for Real Madrid.

Prior to Wednesday night, the Frenchman's former Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo was the only player to have scored successive hat-tricks in the knockout stages, which he did against Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid in 2017.

But the 34-year-old joined the current Manchester United star in achieving the feat by following his hat-trick in Real Madrid's dramatic last-16 second leg victory against Paris Saint-Germain last month with another in a 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge.