Three goals and an assist from Karim Benzema were enough for the Merengues. They opened their account just before the break with a blistering counterattack led by Vinicius and Benzema (45th+1), then the 2022 Ballon d’Or took his team to the final with a perfect ball to the base of Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s left-hand post (50th), converted a Vinicius penalty after the break (58th) and completed his hat-trick in the 81st.
In the other semifinal on Tuesday, Osasuna qualified by drawing 1-1 after extra time with Athletic Bilbao, having won the first leg 1-0 at home.
