Karim Benzema dedicates Real Madrid win at Liverpool to late, great Amancio Amaro
Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema dedicated Wednesday's 5-2 win over Liverpool to club great Amancio Amaro, who died at 83 earlier in the day.
Benzema scored Madrid's fourth, via a huge deflection, and fifth goals as the title-holders staged an epic comeback, having trailed 2-0 at Anfield.
It put the Spanish giants firmly in the driving seat to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals when the two sides meet in the return leg next month.
'It's a very important night for us, I want to dedicate this win to our honorary president, Amancio,' Benzema told Movistar.
'This victory is for him, with personality, goals. We want this Champions League.
'It was a beautiful game for everyone because we started a bit badly, we know Liverpool with their fans put on a lot of pressure, but after 15, 20 minutes, then we saw Real Madrid.'
Liverpool went two goals ahead at the start but Madrid came back with a vengeance to run out comfortable winners.
Vinicius Junior, who netted the winner against Jurgen Klopp's side in the 2022 final, hit a brace to go with Benzema's pair, while Eder Militao scored a header just after half time.
'We know football is always difficult. They started well,' added French striker Benzema.
'Two errors after 14 minutes, we need to do more – what we did until the end.
'A goal can change everything and it happened today.'
Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema dedicated Wednesday's 5-2 win over Liverpool to club great Amancio Amaro, who died at 83 earlier in the day.
Benzema scored Madrid's fourth, via a huge deflection, and fifth goals as the title-holders staged an epic comeback, having trailed 2-0 at Anfield.
It put the Spanish giants firmly in the driving seat to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals when the two sides meet in the return leg next month.
'It's a very important night for us, I want to dedicate this win to our honorary president, Amancio,' Benzema told Movistar.
'This victory is for him, with personality, goals. We want this Champions League.
'It was a beautiful game for everyone because we started a bit badly, we know Liverpool with their fans put on a lot of pressure, but after 15, 20 minutes, then we saw Real Madrid.'
Liverpool went two goals ahead at the start but Madrid came back with a vengeance to run out comfortable winners.
Vinicius Junior, who netted the winner against Jurgen Klopp's side in the 2022 final, hit a brace to go with Benzema's pair, while Eder Militao scored a header just after half time.
'We know football is always difficult. They started well,' added French striker Benzema.
'Two errors after 14 minutes, we need to do more – what we did until the end.
'A goal can change everything and it happened today.'
Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema dedicated Wednesday's 5-2 win over Liverpool to club great Amancio Amaro, who died at 83 earlier in the day.
Benzema scored Madrid's fourth, via a huge deflection, and fifth goals as the title-holders staged an epic comeback, having trailed 2-0 at Anfield.
It put the Spanish giants firmly in the driving seat to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals when the two sides meet in the return leg next month.
'It's a very important night for us, I want to dedicate this win to our honorary president, Amancio,' Benzema told Movistar.
'This victory is for him, with personality, goals. We want this Champions League.
'It was a beautiful game for everyone because we started a bit badly, we know Liverpool with their fans put on a lot of pressure, but after 15, 20 minutes, then we saw Real Madrid.'
Liverpool went two goals ahead at the start but Madrid came back with a vengeance to run out comfortable winners.
Vinicius Junior, who netted the winner against Jurgen Klopp's side in the 2022 final, hit a brace to go with Benzema's pair, while Eder Militao scored a header just after half time.
'We know football is always difficult. They started well,' added French striker Benzema.
'Two errors after 14 minutes, we need to do more – what we did until the end.
'A goal can change everything and it happened today.'
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Karim Benzema dedicates Real Madrid win at Liverpool to late, great Amancio Amaro
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