Real Madrid have already produced some outstanding matches in this Champions League, but now they have decided to surpass all the previous ones. It seemed that Ancelotti’s team, still in London, determined the outcome of the confrontation. It turned out that this is far from the case.
The return game from the very beginning was set for Chelsea. There was a feeling that Tuchel’s team simply continued the game with Southampton. There was a 6-0 victory, and if Werner had not collected a combo of three hits on the posts and the crossbar, it would have been even bigger.
In Madrid, Chelsea had not been as easy as in Southampton, but still the guests looked better in many ways. For example, in the first half, Real Madrid never even hit the target. And he didn’t create any really dangerous moments.
And this despite the fact that Chelsea has recently been constantly rushing in the Premier League between the scheme with four and five defenders. This time it was necessary to recoup, which is probably why Tuchel for the first time this season in the Champions League chose a scheme with only two central defenders. This was made possible because Reece James was finally back in the starting lineup. It was easier for him than others to deal with Real Madrid’s fastest player, Vinicius, who plays a key role in Madrid’s counterattacks.
After the first match in London, it was fundamentally important for Chelsea to score first in Madrid. And so it happened. Distinguished by the one from whom it was worth waiting. Mount is Chelsea’s top scorer (and assistant) in the Premier League. But in the Champions League, his goal is now the first this season. All the same Mount took part in the second goal of the guests – he gave an assist, hanging from a corner. Rüdiger’s shot turned out to be non-grasping.
And that’s when Real moved! Cross from a free-kick even hit the target for a change. And soon Benzema hit the crossbar. However, before that, Chelsea scored an almost clean goal. The most criticized player of the team, Marcos Alonso, charged into the top nine, but before that the ball barely touched his hand. Even if he flew off the hip, but such goals cannot be counted according to the rules. And it’s certainly not for Chelsea fans to complain about the refereeing in this game. The second goal came from a corner that simply didn’t exist. The referee erroneously appointed him, and VAR had no right to intervene.
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And yet Chelsea scored the third goal at the Bernabeu! And this was done by Werner, who removed Casemiro and then Alaba on a false swing. After losing 1:3, Chelsea did the impossible and achieved 3:0. An account that led further than the British. Although a week ago, Tuchel said that his team had no chance of reaching the Champions League semi-finals.
However, in a critical situation, Real Madrid did not swim, but on the contrary, equalized the score in the sum of two matches. And Modric did it, who with the outside of the foot gave a brilliant pass into the penalty area. It was not difficult for Rodrigo to score from a lethal position.
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The match went into extra time, where he scored … he. Benzema. A person who spends a monstrous season. Destroyed PSG and then Chelsea, who scored four goals in a week. This time, Vinicius made an assist to the Frenchman, who became the best assistant of this Champions League season. He has six passes, like Bruno Fernandes and Leroy Zane, who have already been eliminated from the tournament.
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In the semi-finals, Real Madrid will meet the winner of the Atlético-Manchester City pair, which play a day later.