Benzema hits Chelsea and the Real Madrid shield is reborn at Stamford Bridge

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The anthem of the

activated the shield of

, which set foot on the grass of

in '

' mode .

Grand, exciting and with the weight of history on his shoulders, he scored two goals in the first

to silence a packed stadium, in that exception allowed by the British Government amid

sanctions .

If eleven months ago

's Madrid , physically squeezed, died on the same European shore, tonight he vindicated himself footballingly after several weeks of doubts.

Ancelotti started with

on the right, giving the trio formed by

air, legs and effort .

The Uruguayan is a blessing for the Madrid midfield, both in defense, helping Carvajal, and in attack, stretching the team with his stride.

The breadth of the white team caused more space for Kroos, who jelled one of his best games.

Thus came the first goal.

The German found

in three quarters of the field, the Brazilian gave in to Benzema and he, at first, left a diamond in the hole for his teammate.

Vinicius, who had hit the crossbar minutes earlier, won the race from

and handed over to

, in a high ball almost impossible to finish off.

The Frenchman turned his neck to perfection and headed into

's near post to put a superior Madrid ahead.

Without time to reflect on efforts, Modric had seconds to spare to think of a cross measured from the peak of the large area that Benzema, taking steps backwards, finished off with a header.

The head of his captain put Madrid with

in what was theoretically going to be a

.

Unexplained things in football.

The 0-2 paralyzed Chelsea for a few minutes until the stands reactivated them and

, continuing with the headers, sent a cross from

into the net .

It was the 40th minute, the typical psychological goal, but the soul of the European Cup goes with Madrid.

Mendy's mistake and Madrid's resistance

A minute later, Benzema missed a very clear one-on-one against Mendy and the Whites went to the locker room with the feeling of having forgiven a resounding 1-3.

In the interval,

, charged the defense of three central defenders and left Kanté in the dugout.

Major words that explained how

.

And as if that were not enough, in the first play of the second half, in that inexplicable pact that this club has with the Champions League, Benzema took advantage of a mistake by Mendy, the local goalkeeper.

You will hear the action with

in the duel against PSG.

Situations that mark eliminatory.

Mendy picked up a clearance from

in the center circle and failed to pass

.

His ball fell short, Benzema came to fight him and the rebound fell on his boots, pushed by the shield.

From

his

in the European Cup from an empty goal.

The removal of the double value of away goals kept Chelsea alive in the tie to

, knowing that a narrow loss and a victory at the Bernabéu sent the quarterfinals to

, at the very least .

,

who will not be able to play the second leg even though he is healthy after accumulating yellow cards, slightly upset Madrid, which suffered in the final stretch.

Courtois took out several important hands, one of them to a ball from

that went to the top corner, and

, Tuchel's solution, headed a clear shot.

Physical problems punished Ancelotti's men in the final stretch and the Italian had to improvise on the fly.

due to Benzema's inconvenience and

came on for Kroos and Valverde, the latter also having difficulties.

He didn't care.

The whites withstood the timid local attacks, more with heart than football, and embraced a 1-3 with which they take a giant step towards new semifinals.

A situation that only Madrid can explain.

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