French star Karim Benzema made El Clasico history on Wednesday, thanks to the hat-trick he scored in the Catalan net. Benzema scored a hat trick as Real Madrid overturned Barcelona’s advantage in the Copa del Rey semifinals with a resounding 4-0 win at Camp Nou Stadium to reach the final for the first time in nearly a decade Real Madrid striker scored three goals to power Los Blancos to a 4-0 victory (4-1 agg.) over FC Barcelona in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals at Spotify Camp Nou. After 43 Clásico appearances in all competitions, Karim Benzema scored his first hat-trick against Barcelona. Benzema is the first Real Madrid player with a hat trick at Camp Nou since Ferenc Puskás in 1963. After 43 Clásico appearances in all competitions, Karim has scored his first hat-trick against Barcelona.

-    Benzema became the first Real Madrid player to net a hat trick in El Clasico since Ivan Zamorano in 1995 and the first to do so at the iconic Barcelona venue since Ferenc Puskas in 1963.
-    Benzema's hat trick is the first in Barcelona and Real Madrid's El Clasico since Luis Suarez's hat trick in 2018.
-    The first leg ended with Barca winning 1-0 a month ago at the “Santiago Bernabeu” stadium, as Real Madrid qualified for the scored three goals to power Los Blancos to a 4-0 victory (4-1 agg.)

It was Benzema's second consecutive hat trick after scoring three times against Real Valladolid in La Liga on Sunday. Real will be going for their 20th title in this competition and first since 2014, while Osasuna will be hoping to lift the first major honor in the history of the club, which dates back over a century.