'I was waiting for the right game': Benzema explains his panenka penalty v Man City

"My panenka penalty? I was waiting for the right game, where there's a lot of pressure. It's the kind of pressure that allows you to make a gesture like that, for me anyways," Karim Benzema has told RMC Sport.

Well, that was some truly cold-blooded stuff from the Frenchman. Benzema performed the panenka when Real Madrid were 4-2 down at the Etihad – and this goal was later crucial to the Whites' chances of advancing to the final.

Benzema's penalty decision reminds many of Zinedine Zidane's famous penalty taken in the 2006 World Cup final against Italy. Zizou did the same trick in the 7th minute, securing an early lead for his national team.