"PSG are a stain on Messi's legacy": How social media reacted to Real Madrid's incredible Champions League win

By Mark White
published

Real Madrid remontada'd PSG in 30 swift minutes in the Bernabeu – and Twitter went mad for the Karim Benzema show

Real Madrid 3-1 PSG
(Image credit: Getty)

Have you got your breath back? Real Madrid fans still haven't. 

PSG were 1-0 up and cruising in the home of the Galacticos – well, 2-0 on aggregate – only for history to repeat itself tonight. Real Madrid dug into the reserves and out of nowhere, Karim Benzema pushed his international strike partner Kylian Mbappe firmly off the pedestal with three goals to turn the tie in Los Blancos' favour.

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Mark White
Mark White
Content Editor

Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.