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How to watch and odds
- Date: Wednesday, March 9 | Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Location: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu -- Madrid, Spain
- TV: CBS | Live stream: Paramount+
- Odds: Real Madrid +145; Draw +260; PSG +175 (via Caesars Sportsbook)
Paris Saint-Germain are out of the UEFA Champions League after a stunning 3-1 loss to Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday completed a 3-2 aggregate success for Los Blancos.
Kylian Mbappe scored once in each leg and the French superstar was the main talking point pre-match due to a left-foot knock picked up in training earlier this week as well as the Spanish giants' interest in signing him as a free agent this summer and he lived up to the billing.
However, so too did compatriot Karim Benzema who scored a remarkable 17-minute hat trick to put PSG's No. 7 in the shade just when it had appeared to be his moment.
Mbappe saw one goal ruled out in either half and still beat Thibaut Courtois with a clinical low finish after being played in by Neymar to seemingly prove himself to be the difference between his current club and his future suitors in the Spanish capital.
The Real fans afforded the 23-year-old a warm welcome and while it only served to encourage him to produce another superlative individual display, Gianluigi Donnarumma undermined that when his inexplicable error allowed Benzema to level on the night.
The Italy international made some superb saves on the night as he kept Keylor Navas out against his former club, but it was a glaring enough error that it almost cost PSG as other goalkeeping errors have done in the past against Real.
Benzema smelled blood and a quickfire double as the usually assured Marquinhos and his teammates fell apart in the face of the timeless Luka Modric ensured that Real were celebrating an unexpected quarterfinal berth come fulltime.
Player ratings
But how did each player perform in this one? Here are our player ratings for the match for every starter, substitute and manager. All ratings are out of 10, and the higher the number the better. A zero would be a first-minute red card. A 10 would be a dominant hat trick.
Paris Saint-Germain
| Name | Minutes | How did they do? | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
(GK) Gianluigi Donnarumma | 90 | Made a few very good saves, but committed a major error which enabled Real to turn the tide and also got booked. Many will feel his selection was harsh on Keylor Navas and that the Costa Rican's experience could have helped the team as things got tough. | 4 |
(DEF) Achraf Hakimi | 88 | Got forward often on the right and got at Real's backline without placing too much emphasis on the defensive side of things which eventually caught up to PSG and got booked. | 6 |
(DEF) Marquinhos (C) | 90 | Uncharacteristically wobbly early on and he never got past that and even played into Benzema's hands as the Frenchman ran riot. | 3 |
(DEF) Presnel Kimpembe | 90 | Struggled as Marquinhos fell apart alongside him and was unable to hold the defense together as the old capitulation set in and picked up a late booking. | 4 |
(DEF) Nuno Mendes | 90 | Another attack-minded and mature showing on the left from the Portuguese who was one of the few to emerge with any real credit. | 6 |
(MID) Leandro Paredes | 70 | Picked up a silly early booking and although he played his role in PSG linking up and getting on the ball while on the pitch, it was to no avail. | 5 |
(MID) Danilo Pereira | 81 | Did what he was asked to do and provided cover for the defense without ever needing to move up through the gears too much and was suddenly obsolete when things backfired. | 5 |
(MID) Marco Verratti | 90 | Technically excellent in the middle, but ultimately lost the battle to the evergreen Modric who showed his class at the end. | 6 |
(FWD) Lionel Messi | 90 | A few flashes of intrigue but a largely anonymous return to Spanish soil. | 3 |
(FWD) Kylian Mbappe | 90 | ⚽ Excellent goal and unlucky to have two efforts ruled out, but he must be wondering if it is really worth signing up for more of this agony. | 7 |
(FWD) Neymar | 90 | Assisted Mbappe but was otherwise a passenger as Mbappe did most of the leg work. | 5 |
| Substitutes | Replaced | How did they do? | Rating |
Idrissa Gueye | Paredes | His introduction coincided with PSG's loss of control. | 4 |
Angel Di Maria | Pereira | Given the final 10 minutes by which time it was too late. | 5 |
Julian Draxler | Hakimi | A desperate last throw of the dice. | 5 |
| Manager | Subs used | How did the manager do? | Rating |
Mauricio Pochettino | 3 | Tactical setup seemed to work for a while until the mentality evaporated and the team fell apart in front of him which he was unprepared for. | 4 |
Real Madrid
| Name | Minutes | How did they do? | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
(GK) Thibaut Courtois | 90 | Made three saves as he had to deal with Mbappe all night -- and two of them were fine ones. He might have been able to do better on the goal, but he did well enough to keep his team in it. | 7 |
(DEF) Nacho | 90 | Not great, but not bad either. Call it a so-so display. He did not have to worry about marking wide, so that allowed him to help centrally. | 5 |
(DEF) Eder Militao | 90 | Took an early knock from teammate Toni Kroos and appeared a bit off. Could not deal with PSG's speed but was lucky his team didn't concede more. Won just 25% of his tackles but was strong in the air. | 6 |
(DEF) David Alaba | 90 | Had his moments. At times his positioning was a bit off, but he made the right decision more often than not and did well to play the ball smartly out of the back. | 6 |
(DEF) Dani Carvajal | 66 | Nobody envied the Spanish fullback for having to deal with Mbappe. He was torched a few too many times and simply doesn't have the quality to stop him. But, in reality, nobody does. Did recover the ball eight times though. | 5 |
(MID) Luka Modric | 90 | Completed nearly 90 percent of his passes and provided a crucial assist with a filthy pass to Benzema. And that happened a blistering end-to-end run. Also had a cracking tackle on Messi. He bossed it. | 8 |
(MID) Toni Kroos | 57 | Taken off after 57 minutes as Real needed to be a bit more attacking. When on the pitch, he did create four chances though and completed 96.2% of his passes. | 7 |
(MID) Fede Valverde | 90 | Filled in well for the suspended Casemiro, though he would at times drift a bit too far wide. Made an impact on both ends of the pitch and slowed down the pace of PSG often. | 6 |
(FWD) Marco Asensio | 57 | Nearly had forgotten that he played. Can't recall one thing he did in truth. Oh yeah, he had an early shot blocked by a defender. No chances created and an xG of 0.09. A quiet night. | 4 |
(FWD) Vinicius Junior | 90 | Got the comeback started by bouncing on the ball and assisting Benzema. Lively, efficient and created three chances. He was key in sparking the turnaround. | 7 |
(FWD) Karim Benzema | 90 | ⚽⚽⚽ What can you say? The record-setting striker scored an 18-minute hat trick in the second half, starting it with his pressure on the PSG keeper. He was absolutely clinical, and he was by far the best player in attack even before the goals. A legendary display. | 10 |
| Substitutes | Replaced | How did they do? | Rating |
Rodrygo | Asensio (57') | Decent off the bench, winning a great free kick late that his team couldn't convert. Got more centrally than Asensio. | 6 |
Eduardo Camavinga | Kroos (57') | Came in for the German to offer a bit more going forward. He never really got going but had a front-row seat to the shocking turnaround. | 5 |
Lucas Vazquez | Carvajal (66') | Did not get torched by Mbappe and even had a decent challenge on him in the dying moments. | 6 |
| Manager | Subs used | How did the manager do? | Rating |
Carlo Ancelotti | 3 | Not going to overly praise him, because Benzema saved his behind. He was too cautious in the first leg and then not cautious enough defensively in the first half of the second leg. His team is through once again in the competition, but it wasn't because of him. He owes Benzema some days off. | 5 |
