Real Madrid suffered a humiliating UEFA Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night, but Los Blancos forward Karim Benzema walked away from the match having broken a competition record.
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Two goals from former Real star Angel Di Maria and another from Thomas Meunier consigned the LaLiga giants to a 3-0 defeat on the night, and ensured that Zinedine Zidane's men got their Champions League campaign off to the worst possible start.
Benzema cast a frustrated figure during the match with a lack of quality service, and saw a strike ruled out after Lucas Vazquez was deemed to have influenced play from an offside position in the build-up to the goal.
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Nonetheless, the former France international walked away with the consolation of setting a new tournament record for the most appearances by a French player in Europe's showpiece club competition, according to Opta Sports.
The 31-year-old made his 113th Champions League appearance against PSG, and in doing so, broke the record of 112 previously held by former Juventus, Arsenal and FC Barcelona forward Thierry Henry.
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Benzema is still some way behind former Real teammate and all-time record holder Iker Casillas, who has made 177 appearances in the competition so far across his spells with the Spanish giants and Portuguese side FC Porto.
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