Benatia dart for the robbery of Madrid from Juventus in 2018

In the season 2017-18, a referee's scandal served him to the Real Madrid to classify for the semifinals of the Champions League.​ It was in Santiago Bernabéu against the Juventus of Turín, in an eliminatory that was empatada and in an action that finish being decisive and that took place in the last minute of the meeting of turn.

In the gone, the Real Madrid had won 0-3 in Turín but, in the turn, the team bianconero achieved to equalise the contention with a 0-3 that commanded the duel to the extention. In the last instant, the referee signalled a penalti non-existent of Mehdi Benatia on Lucas Vázquez that Cristiano Ronaldo finish transforming. An action that generated tremenda controversial and that goes on doing it.

Two years afterwards, Benatia, the protagonist of this controversial action, plays for the To the-Duhail S. C. Of the League of football of Catar. The frank defence-Moroccan still remembers this action that considers totally unfair and that cost him the elimination to his team in a party that deserved to carry. In some statements for Sky Sport, showed that neither forgets neither forgives.

In fact, the ex defender bianconero ensured that, after giving the eliminatory by stray after the 0-3 of the gone, the team encouraged after seeing the traced back of the Rome in front of the FC Barcelona. "We felt, after the 3-0 of the gone, that were sentenced, but saw the traced back of the Rome with the Barça and encourage us. In the Bernabéu did an incredible party", recognised.

Benatia, besides, explained the action and commanded a recado to the Real Madrid. "Cristiano surpassed to Alex Sandro and put a very dangerous centre, Lucas Vázquez thought to be only in front of Buffon and surprised him. I did all the possible not to touch him, but in what it noticed the contact fell to the floor. If pitas this in the last second, has to be something very clear. However, we know what happens when you play a party of Champions in Madrid".

Controversy Champions League of the Real Madrid

The thirteenth Champions League attained by the Real Madrid in his history walked surrounded by the controversy in almost all the eliminatory. Especially remembered was the final against the Liverpool, in which Sergio Bouquets lesionó to two players 'reds' -Mohamed Salah and Loris Karius- with two violent actions but could be still in the field. The history also will remember this situation.