Behind The Scene: Last session forward of Chelsea sport
Comply with stay as Chelsea’s defence of the Champions League title continues this night, with the Blues welcoming Actual Madrid to Stamford Bridge for a quarter-final first leg.
In a rematch of one among final season’s semi-finals, the place the Premier League facet emerged as 3-1 combination winners, Chelsea and Actual will vie to arrange a last-four conflict with both Manchester Metropolis or Atletico Madrid.
The sport comes simply 4 days after the Blues’ beautiful 4-1 loss to Brentford within the Premier League, although their type was promising forward of that shock end result. Actual, in the meantime, noticed off Celta Vigo 2-1 on the weekend in a much-needed constructive response to their 4-0 thrashing by rivals Barcelona in El Clasico.
The Spanish facet – now managed by ex-Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti – have received this competitors extra occasions than some other membership (13) and confirmed their pedigree within the final spherical, with Karim Benzema scoring a second-leg hat-trick to safe an unbelievable comeback victory over Paris Saint-Germain. In the meantime, Thomas Tuchel’s Blues eased previous Lille 4-1 over two video games.
Comply with all motion from Stamford Bridge beneath:
GOAL! Chelsea 1 – 3 Actual Madrid (Benzema, 46’)⚽️
46 minutes: Horror present from Edouard Mendy. A easy lengthy ball is punted up the pitch by Actual and Mendy comes out of his field and brings the ball underneath management. Karim Benzema presses him and the goalkeeper underhits a go throughout to Antonio Rudiger. Rudiger is on a yellow card and may’t fling himself into the deal with. Benzema takes the ball and shrugs off the defender earlier than tapping it into the large open objective!
Michael Jones6 April 2022 21:04
Second half: Chelsea 1 – 2 Actual Madrid
Kick off: Thomas Tuchel makes a few modifications on the break with Mateo Kovacic and Hakim Ziyech approaching instead of Andreas Christensen and N’Golo Kante.
Michael Jones6 April 2022 21:03
Chelsea 1 – 2 Actual Madrid
Karim Benzema has scored 2+ objectives in his final 4 video games for Actual Madrid – the one different participant to attain a brace in 4 consecutive appearances throughout the large 5 European leagues this season (all competitions) is Kylian Mbappe.
Michael Jones6 April 2022 20:59
Chelsea 1 – 2 Actual Madrid
Karim Benzema has change into the primary participant to succeed in 10+ objectives in a single marketing campaign in Champions League historical past and the primary to take action in European Cup competitors since Simply Fontaine in 1958/59.
Michael Jones6 April 2022 20:55
Chelsea 1 – 2 Actual Madrid
Two nice headers from Karim Benzema gave Actual Madrid what gave the impression to be a cushty lead however Kai Havertz has given Chelsea a route again into this tie. Can they go a discover an equaliser within the second half?
Michael Jones6 April 2022 20:51
Half-time: Chelsea 1 – 2 Actual Madrid
45+1 minutes: What a primary half that was! Karim Benzema scored two stunning objectives for Actual Madrid to rock the house facet however Chelsea responded by means of Kai Havertz who has introduced them again withing touching distance of the La Liga leaders.
Extra of the identical within the subsequent 45 minutes please.
Michael Jones6 April 2022 20:47
Chelsea 1 – 2 Actual Madrid
43 minutes: Likelihood! Karim Benzema ought to have had a hat-trick! Vinicius Junior makes a run in behind on the left facet and collects a by means of ball. He squares it into the field for Benzema arriving in from the other wing. Antonio Rudiger fails to take care of it and Benzema sends a shot from the tip of the six-yard field large of the far publish!
Michael Jones6 April 2022 20:43
GOAL! Chelsea 1 – 2 Actual Madrid (Havertz, 40’)⚽️
40 minutes: Chelsea are again in it! Reece James drives the ball down the best wing and brings it to the sting of the field. He passes it inside to Jorginho who lifts the ball into the center of the field. Kai Havertz runs off the shoulder of Dani Carvajal and meets the ball within the air. His header is an effective one and beats the goalkeeper regardless of Thibaut Courtois getting a hand to the ball!
Michael Jones6 April 2022 20:40
Chelsea 0 – 2 Actual Madrid
36 minutes: Kante will get into the field to obtain the ball however Casemiro manages to prod it behind for a nook. Mason Mount delivers it into the center and Thiago Silva bursts by means of a cluster of our bodies to move his effort large of objective.
Michael Jones6 April 2022 20:38
Chelsea 0 – 2 Actual Madrid
33 minutes: Likelihood! Dani Carvajal pops up within the centre of the pitch for Actual Madrid and slots the ball to Karim Benzema earlier than persevering with his run into the field. Benzema provides it to Valverde who slides a go into the penalty space that Carvajal collects. He cuts again and shifts away from Thiago Silva earlier than flicking a shot at objective. Edouard Mendy stands out a hand to maintain it out and Andreas Christensen completes the clearance for Chelsea.
Michael Jones6 April 2022 20:35
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