'I told her yesterday that I would score three': Karim Benzema gifts his daughter match ball signed by his Real Madrid team-mates after netting hat-trick in win over Athletic Bilbao Karim Benzema has revealed that he will give his daughter his signed match ball The Real Madrid striker scored a hat-trick against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday He insisted he told his daughter he would score three the day before the match Benzema's team-mates signed the match ball congratulating the Frenchman By Sam Mcevoy For Mailonline Published: 13:14 BST, 23 April 2019 | Updated: 15:36 BST, 23 April 2019 6 shares Viewcomments Karim Benzema has revealed that will give his daughter his signed match ball after promising her that he would score a hat-trick the day before netting one against Athletic Bilbao. The 31-year-old scored all of Real Madrid's goals in their 3-0 win over Bilbao at the Bernabeu to take them to within four points of rivals Atletico Madrid on Sunday afternoon. Following the game, Benzema asked all of his team-mates to sign the ball to mark the special occasion before he was asked where he would keep the unique piece of memorabilia. Scroll down for video Karim Benzema reveals he will give his match ball to his daughter after he scored a hat-trick He told his daughter the day before that he would score three against Athletic Bilbao As he held the game memento, the Frenchman was delighted to have scored the hat-trick before revealing it would be given to his daughter as a present. He told the https://twitter.com/realmadriden/status/1120401887985934336: 'Firstly, I'm very happy for the victory and secondly, for the goals. 'I'll give it [the ball] to my daughter. I told her yesterday that I would score three so this will be a present for her.' Marcelo and other Real Madrid team-mates signed the match ball for Benzema after the win Casemiro (left) and Jesus Vallejo (right) congratulate Benzema in a small message on the ball The signed match ball sits above Benzema's locker in the Real Madrid changing rooms Benzema scored two headers and a fantastic lob to bring his goal tally to 21 for the season. His performance at the Bernabeu was recognised by boss Zinedine Zidane, who later hailed his forward as 'the best No 9 in the world'. The former Lyon man is now second in the scoring charts behind Lionel Messi and he has now scored the club's last eight goals, something that isn't going unnoticed by his compatriot. Karim Benzema headed in the opening goal in Real Madrid's win over Athletic Bilbao From a corner, Benzema arrived at the back post to nod in his second goal of the La Liga clash 'I know what a player Benzema is, everyone knows it. The number of goals he's scoring is incredible,' said Zidane. 'I'm made up for him. 'What he's doing here, and the fact he's two goals away from his best-ever goals tally, says it all. Everyone can have their opinion on who is the best No 9 in the world and for me it's Karim. 'He is confident, he knows you can always improve too, which is great. It doesn't surprise me what he's doing.' Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility