Benzema's opener made Madrid the first club to attain a thousand dreams inside the European Cup however this became some distance from a antique overall performance from Carlo Ancelotti's side, who had been regularly whistled by using the home fanatics at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Shakhtar struck a deserved equaliser toward the cease of a shoddy first half of only for Benzema to score a 2nd for a 2-1 win, with each of his goals installation through the in-shape Vinicius Junior.
A 2d victory over Shakhtar in as many weeks has restored Madrid's manage over Group D after the surprise defeat by Sheriff in September in brief dragged them into the %.
Madrid are three points clear of Sheriff and five beforehand of Inter Milan, with the ones two sides going through each different afterward Wednesday.
Benzema has now scored thirteen dreams in 14 appearances for his club this season and the Frenchman regarded sharper for his relaxation final weekend, while he turned into omitted for the first time in 8 months.
The simplest situation turned into the 33-12 months-antique seemed to request his substitution late inside the 2d half and then became seen with ice on his groin on the bench.
Luka Modric wiggled thru early on and compelled an excellent store after a neat exchange with Lucas Vazquez before Madrid took the lead, Vinicius rewarded for his stress within the field and capable of tee up Benzema for a easy finish.
But the advantage and stage of comfort first made Madrid complacent after which sloppy as the intensity dropped to walking tempo and errors started to creep in.
