Real Madrid beat city rivals Atletico Madrid after extra time to book their place in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.
Atletico took the lead from Alvaro Morata’s close range after Nahuel Molina’s low cross.
Real had 11 minutes to go but equalized when Rodrigo beat three players and scored a superb goal.
Atletico’s Stefan Savic was sent off for two bookable offenses before Vinicius Junior added a third in the 104th minute to give Real the lead.
Benzema fired a low shot past Jan Oblak after the visitors failed to deal with Marco Asensio’s low cross and Vinicius Jr sealed victory when he slotted the ball into the bottom corner after a fine run.
Barcelona and Osasuna beat Real Sociedad and Sevilla respectively in their quarter-finals on Wednesday, and Athletic Bilbao advanced to the semi-finals with a 3-1 win at Valencia on Thursday.
The draw for the Final Four will take place on Monday 30 January, with the first legs taking place in early February and the second legs in early March, before the final on 6 May.
Earlier on Thursday, La Liga said it “strongly condemns the acts of hatred and threats against Venicius Junior” after an effigy of the Real Madrid winger was hanged from a bridge near the club’s training ground.
A banner reading “Madrid hates Real” was attached to the railing of the bridge, with Atlético calling the incident “disgusting”.
Brazil international Vinicius Junior, 22, said last month the Spanish league had to take action against racists attending games after a minority of Atletico fans booed the player before Real’s 2-1 win in September. Sing racist songs.
