Get a report of the Real Madrid vs. Chelsea 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals football match.
Karim Benzema stole the show once again as Real Madrid did just enough to eliminate Chelsea from the Champions League at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night with a 5-4 aggregate win in their quarterfinal tie. Carlo Ancelotti’s side came into the match with the upper hand after riding a Benzema hat trick to a 3-1 win in the first leg at Stamford Bridge, and despite losing the second leg 3-2 to the Champions League holders, they advanced on aggregate. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more Mason Mount put Chelsea ahead with 15 minutes played to give them hope of turning the tie around as the visitors dominated the first half. They went 2-0 up — levelling the aggregate score — after half-time when Antonio Rudiger headed in Mount’s corner. Marcos Alonso had a goal disallowed by VAR for handball and Benzema hit the crossbar before Timo Werner beat Thibaut Courtois to make it 3-0, putting Chelsea ahead 4-3 on aggregate. Real Madrid came back to level matters soon after, when substitute Rodrygo beat Edouard Mendy from an exquisite cross into the area from Luka Modric to force extra time. Madrid made just one change from the first leg — Nacho replacing the suspended Eder Militao at centre-back — while Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel brought Alonso, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mateo Kovacic and Werner into his starting XI.
