On 14 March, Benzema scored a brace in a La Liga match against Mallorca and broke Henry's record, becoming all-time top French goalscorer with 413 goals. On 6 April, he scored another hat-trick in the Champions League in a 3–1 away win over Chelsea in the first leg of the quarter-finals. Benzema became only the second player (after Cristiano Ronaldo) to score back-to-back hat-tricks in successive Champions League knockout matches.
On March 14th, Benzema scored two goals against Mallorca and surpassed Henry's record for most French goals scored, reaching 413 goals. On April 6th, he achieved another hat-trick in the Champions League against Chelsea, securing a 3–1 victory in the first leg of the quarter-finals.  Benzema became only the second player to score back-to-back hat-tricks in Champions League knockout matches after Cristiano Ronaldo.