A powerful shot from Karim Benzema’s assistant and substitute Marco Asensio defeated European Champions Real Madrid 2-0. The match was for the Champions League round of 16 first leg against Chelsea in the Spanish capital on Wednesday.
In the same season last year, Chelsea’s rival Benzema Kepa’s close-range shot after a 21st-minute save by Vinicius Jr was completed. But only touched the French ball from one side. It was Benzema’s 90th goal in the Champions League round of 16. against English clubs. Chelsea came close in the first half after a disappointing season under manager Frank Lampard. But João Felix and Raheem Sterling came close.
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Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois blocked his former team. The Londoners had fewer chances of a comeback when Ben Chilwell saw a direct red card in the 59th minute for pulling the Brazil jersey in front of the goal. Just three minutes after Asensio entered the field, he was hit by Vinicius from the side of the box. Spain international fired a low shot into the legs of Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana, which came out of Kepa. This could have been won by Chelsea in extra time when Kepa flicked the ball to them late in the second half. The party went to the castle.
Chelsea substitute Mason Mount returned and fired into the box and almost scored the Blues’ main goal, but former team-mate Antonio Rudiger was also on the bench and had tackled in the block. Finally, the Londoners have not scored in their fourth game. Three of them are in the Premier League – their longest streak since 1993. Chelsea is the top scorer and, having left, and back to Stamford Bridge for the second time. Before the end of the season, Graham Potter had been dismissed this month. Eventually hugging the Real manager and refereeing for Carlo Ancelotti, himself a former Chelsea manager. Lampard told BT Sport: “They are a very good team but we have to believe it.”
