In the second leg of the round of 16, PSG got off to a good start against Real Madrid before collapsing, engulfed by their feverishness and the talent of Karim Benzema.

Thursday, for the first leg of the quarter-finals, the Spanish giant did not leave Chelsea the luxury of hope.

With its sparkling No. 9, Real has brought down the European champions.

In the London rain, this shock started at a high pace with visitors immediately in the game.

On a counter led by Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior found himself in the area.

The Brazilian hooked his compatriot Thiago Silva before sending a curled shot on the crossbar (10th).

A first inconsequential warning before Captain Benzema's show.

Benzema soars above everyone

After a brief reaction from Chelsea, Real Madrid made the difference thanks to their two top scorers.

Well launched on the left side by Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior escaped the defense before sending a center back perfectly in the direction of the Frenchman.

Arrived launched, the tricolor international placed an overpowered whim which hit the mark (21st).

Insatiable, the former Lyonnais did it again in stride.

This time, it was from the feet of Luka Modric that the millimeter center left, without control.

And Karim Benzema, well placed between Thiago Silva and Andreas Christensen, rose again in the air to take the lead and make the break (24th).

The relaxation of Édouard Mendy has not changed anything.

Football is a simple game: 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and, in the end, @Benzema always scores.

— Real Madrid CF 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) April 6, 2022

Mendy's mistake gives KB9 the hat-trick

Before the break, Chelsea regained hope when Kai Havertz, well served by Jorginho, closed the gap, again with a header (40th).

After these three goals, this first period of high flight and this undecided scenario, the 45 minutes promised a lot.

Unfortunately for the defending champions, goalkeeper Mendy's big mistake was paid for in cash.

We had only been playing for 40 seconds in the second act when the Senegalese poorly supported his pass to Antonio Rüdiger.

Pressed by Karim Benzema, the German defender lost the leather, and the Madrid player only had to avoid Mendy's desperate tackle to score in the empty cage (46th).

With this hat-trick, his second in a row after the one scored against Paris, Karim Benzema is writing a new page in his history at Real and French football.

He now has 11 goals scored in this Champions League campaign, surpassing Just Fontaine and his 10 goals with Stade de Reims in 1959. Chelsea did not recover, despite a few chances.

The Blues lacked precision when they weren't coming up against the impeccable parries of their former goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois.

🧵🪡 Se hacen goles a medida y por encargo.

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— Real Madrid CF (@realmadrid) April 6, 2022

Victorious with a two-goal difference (3-1), Real Madrid are on track to play in the semi-finals.

He will have to confirm in the return match, at the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium, on April 12.

To overthrow the Spaniards, Chelsea will have to put in a very big performance... and find a way to contain Karim Benzema, if such a thing is possible at the moment.

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