Real Madrid definitely won in the first of two games against Chelsea in the quarter-finals Champions League. “The Blues“they did not use the advantage of their own field and succumbed to the guests 1: 3. The hero of the game was Karim Benzemawho hit the goal of Thomas Tuchel’s team three times.
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What a Karim Benzema game! A hat-trick and a sure victory for Real
Real inconspicuously, but still built an advantage from the beginning of the meeting. Chelsea however, they tried to take advantage of the moments of inattention and in the first minutes they threatened the visitors’ goal. The problem, however, was the ineffectiveness, as in the 6th minute, when N’Golo Kante played a great game for several dozen meters to Havertz. Kai ran into the penalty area, defeated Real’s defense, but missed. The ball passed over the goal. Real also had unused situations. In the 10th minute, Karim Benzema passed to Federico Valverde, the one on the left to the unattended Vinicius. After his shot, the ball also flew over the goal.
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Up to a point Real he did not create too many dangerous situations. Everything changed in the 21st minute of the match. Benzema brilliantly used Vinicius’ precise cross and defeated the goalkeeper Thomas Tuchel with a powerful header. We didn’t have to wait long for the next goal. Literally 180 seconds later, Luka Modrić centered perfectly, despite the fact that he was not looking at that point at all. Benzema found himself on the fifth meter and made a perfect shot. Real was leading 2-0.
After these blows, the defenders of the title could not get up for a long time. As a result, the Kings still prevailed, which, combined with a great defense, meant that Chelsea stopped counting. Fortunately for the locals fansin the 40th minute the situation changed. jorginho he had plenty of room in front of the penalty area, he crossed perfectly over Havertz’s head. This one fired an extremely precise shot! Thibaut Courtois was close to the defense, but “The Blues” ultimately enjoyed a contact goal. So it was 1: 2 after the first half.
If Chelsea had more energy before the break, Benzema showed early in the second half that it would not be easy to draw. Édouard Mendy made a fatal mistake a minute after returning to the field. The goalkeeper had plenty of time, but he passed too slightly from the goal to Ruediger. After a while, he was also unable to hit the ball. Benzema took advantage of the stumble, shot from 30 meters and hit the empty goal. Instead of the equalization, it was already 3: 1 for Real.
A moment passed before the hosts shook off the blow at the beginning of the second half. Later, however, they tried to attack with both flanks. For example, the 58th minute when Mount failed to master a long pass from his right-side partner. Each spurt of “The Blues” didn’t last too long, however. Real did everything to break the hitting hosts. And Courtois, who repeatedly stood exactly where he should have been, noted great interventions.
Chelsea tried their best to lead to a contact goal, but their game lacked an idea. In the last seconds, the entire Tuchel team has lined up in the middle of Real. Nothing came of it. Until the last whistle, Ancelotti’s players were already holding the ball and finally defeated the defenders 3-1. The Blues coach now has six days to rethink his tactics for the Madrid rematch.
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