Karim Benzema’s hat-trick left Chelsea with a mountain to climb if they are to retain their Champions League crown as Real Madrid took a two-goal advantage in the quarter-final first leg.
France forward Benzema headed in first-half crosses from Vinicius Jr and Luka Modric to silence Stamford Bridge.
A Kai Havertz header pulled one back before half-time but goalkeeper Edouard Mendy’s error gifted Benzema his third.
Chelsea travel to the Bernabeu for the second leg next Tuesday (12 April).
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Chelsea
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squad number16player nameMendy
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squad number4player nameChristensen
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squad number6player nameThiago Silva
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squad numbertwoplayer nameRudiger
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squad number24player nameJames
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squad number7player nameKante
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squad number5player nameJorginho
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squad number28player nameAzpilicueta
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squad number19player nameMount
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squad number10player namePulisic
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squad number29player nameHavertz
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squad number8player nameKovacic
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squad number9player nameLukaku
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squad number12player nameLoftus-Cheek
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squad number22player nameZiyech
Real Madrid
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squad number6player nameNacho -
squad number18player namebale
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squad number19player nameDaniel Ceballos
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squad number25player nameCamavinga
Line-ups
Chelsea
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 16Mendy
- 4ChristensenSubstituted forKovacicat Four. Five’minutes
- 6Thiago Silva
- twoRudigerBooked at 19mins
- 24James
- 7KanteSubstituted forZiyechat Four. Five’minutes
- 5JorginhoSubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 64′minutes
- 28Azpilicueta
- 19Mount
- 10PulisicSubstituted forLukakuat 64′minutes
- 29Havertz
substitutes
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 3Alonso
- 8Kovacic
- 9Lukaku
- elevenwerner
- 12Loftus-Cheek
- 13Bettinelli
- 14Chalobah
- 17Saul
- 22Ziyech
- 23Kennedy
- 31Sarr
Real Madrid
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Courtois
- twoCarvajal
- 3MilitaryBooked at 14minsSubstituted forNachoat 64′minutes
- 4Praise
- 23Mendy
- 10modric
- 14Casemiro
- 8KroosSubstituted forCamavingaat 74′minutes
- fifteenValverdeSubstituted forCeballosat 86′minutes
- 9BenzemaSubstituted forbaleat 86′minutes
- twentyVincius Junior
substitutes
- 5Vallejo
- 6Nacho
- elevenAsensio
- 12Marcelo
- 13Lunin
- 17Vazquez
- 18bale
- 19Ceballos
- twenty-oneRodrygo
- 24Marian
- 25Camavinga
- 40fuidias
LiveText
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Match ends, Chelsea 1, Real Madrid 3.
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Second half ends, Chelsea 1, Real Madrid 3.
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Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
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Nacho (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
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Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the center of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
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Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
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Nacho (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid).
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Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Federico Valverde because of an injury.
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Substitution, Real Madrid. Gareth Bale replaces Karim Benzema.
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César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
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Attempt saved. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
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Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
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Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top center of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
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Foul by Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
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Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Reference-www.bbc.co.uk