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‘Pure utter filth’ – Karim Benzema leaves Twitter drooling with ice-cool Panenka to keep Real Madrid in it vs Man City
KARIM BENZEMA scored a stunning Panenka penalty for Real Madrid against Manchester City to leave football fans drooling.
The striker is in the form of his life and netted his second of the game from the spot.
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That brought his team to 4-3 down in the Champions League semi-final first leg clash in a thriller a the Etihad.
Ruben Dias was unfortunate to concede a penalty, with the ball hitting his head and then his arm.
But Benzema wasn't bothered how the opportunity arose, and he stepped up to score past Ederson.
Benzema said: “I always have it in my head that if you don’t take a penalty, you will never miss a penalty.
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“That’s mental confidence and that's all. I have a lot of confidence in myself... so I do it and it turns out well."
Carlo Ancelotti said: “The way he did it surprised me a little bit.
“He has that kind of personality to take a penalty that is so spectacular”
It was the way he did it with such confidence that footie fans couldn't get enough of.
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And let's not forget he missed three out of his last four penalties, including TWO in the same game against Osasuna last week.
Dale Hank wrote on Twitter that the penalty was "pure utter filth".
Gavin Cook posted that "to have the bottle to do that at 4-2 is absolutely sensational" before adding "what a player, what a man".
Self-confessed Barcelona fan Nestor Martinez described it as the "coldest penalty in the biggest moment".
Corey Taylor was thinking along the same lines when he wrote that the 34-year-old Frenchman was "as cold as ice".
Keabetsoe Matshoge called Benzema "a different breed" adding that the penalty was "amazing";.
"Absolute class", "overdosed on confidence" and "filthy penalty" were some of the other descriptions to the masterpiece.
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The game finished 4-3, with Vinicius Junior adding to Benzema's brace for Real Madrid.
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Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva scored the goals for Pep Guardiola's side.
Benzema has now scored 46 goals in 48 games in all competitions for Real Madrid and France this season.
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