UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Real Madrid WWWLW 3
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Chelsea WWWWL 1
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RMA213
CHE101
1st Leg · Stamford Bridge · 38,689 att.

Match Report

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Benzema dazzles with hat trick as Real Madrid beat Chelsea in UCL first leg

Karim Benzema continued his rampant form this season, with his hat trick leading Real Madrid to a 3-1 win over Chelsea in their UCL quarterfinal.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
2
42.7
Possession
57.3
8
SHOTS
20
5
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
388
Accurate Passes
550
466
Passes
611
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
7
Crosses
18
0.4
Cross %
0.2
53
Long Balls
24
20
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
5
15
Effective Clearances
5
15
Clearances
5

Highlights

00:46 Laurens: Benzema possibly ahead of Mbappe as best in world Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 4Andreas ChristensenCD-R
  5. 5JorginhoCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 28César AzpilicuetaLM
  8. 24Reece JamesRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 10Christian PulisicCF-L
  11. 19Mason MountCF-R

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4David AlabaCD-L
  3. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  4. 23Ferland MendyLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 14CasemiroCM
  7. 8Toni KroosLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. 15Federico ValverdeRF

Timeline

  1. 14' Eder Militão (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 18' Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 21' Goal! Chelsea 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior with a cross.
  4. 24' Goal! Chelsea 0, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
  5. 40' Goal! Chelsea 1, Real Madrid 2. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
  6. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Andreas Christensen.
  7. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  8. 46' Goal! Chelsea 1, Real Madrid 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  9. 64' Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Jorginho.
  10. 64' Substitution, Chelsea. Romelu Lukaku replaces Christian Pulisic.
  11. 64' Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Eder Militão because of an injury.
  12. 74' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Toni Kroos.
  13. 86' Substitution, Real Madrid. Gareth Bale replaces Karim Benzema.
  14. 86' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Federico Valverde because of an injury.

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