Champions League: Real Madrid resists Chelsea and goes to the semis

The French Karim Benzema still scorer with Real Madrid against Chelsea, this April 12, 2022, in the Champions League.

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Beaten 3-2 after extra time by Chelsea, Real Madrid nevertheless qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League on April 12, 2022. The Spanish club had indeed won 3-1 on the ground of Blues, in the quarter-finals first leg of the competition.

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Real Madrid were hot, but their players knew how to keep a cool head, this April 12, 2022, in the quarter-final second leg of the

.

Winner 3-1 in the first leg, the Spanish club suffered in front of their public, against the Chelsea Blues.

An almost perfect Chelsea

Compact, applied, with the French Ngolo Kanté as captain, the Londoners indeed opened the scoring around the quarter of an hour of play. On a deflection from the German striker Timo Werner, the English striker Mason Mount found himself in a position of shot and rolled up a subtle strike: 0-1, 15th.

After the break, it was German defender Antonio Rüdiger who widened the gap with a whim flush with the opponent's left upright (0-2, 51st).

The players of Real curse.

They believe that there should not have been a corner at the start of the action.

The people of Madrid are happier with the refereeing in the 62nd minute.

Szymon Marciniak invalidates, after recourse to the VAR, a goal from Marcos Alonso for a handball by the Spaniard.

Too bad for the defender who had sent a superb half-volley in the opposite corner…

The 3-0 finally comes in the 75th minute.

Werner makes an outside double hook in the Spanish box and shoots.

Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois can only slow down the ball's run.

A real reaction

Down Real Madrid?

Not yet.

Rodrygo finds the fault a quarter of an hour after French striker Karim Benzema has already sent the ball over the crossbar (66th).

The Brazilian striker reduced the gap on a brilliant pass from the outside of Luka Modric's right foot: 1-3, 82nd.

Both teams are evenly matched overall.

But not for long: shortly after the start of extra time, Karim Benzema punished Chelsea once again.

The one who

brings the score to 3-2 (96th) with a whim, following an offering from Brazilian striker Vinicius.

Despite the tactical adjustments of their coach Thomas Tuchel and a dangerous strike from the Moroccan Hakim Ziyech (114th), the Blues are eliminated.

It is Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid who will face Manchester City or Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

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