Real Madrid vs Chelsea, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals
· 1st LegReal Madrid breeze past 10-man Chelsea in Champions League first leg
Real Madrid handily beat Chelsea 2-0 in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté with a through ball.
- 2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 5': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 5': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 7': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
- 10': Éder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Carvajal.
- 12': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 14': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
- 17': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 21': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Carvajal with a through ball.
- 21': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Chelsea 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 23': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 23': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 24': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
- 25': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
- 25': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
- 26': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
- 28': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 34': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 36': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 37': Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior tries a through ball, but Rodrygo is caught offside.
- 39': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
- 40': Attempt saved. David Alaba (Real Madrid) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
- 42': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 42': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid).
- 43': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Chelsea 0.
- 48': Attempt saved. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 49': Foul by Éder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 49': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 50': Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 52': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 52': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea).
- 55': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Kalidou Koulibaly because of an injury.
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 59': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
- 59': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) is shown the red card.
- 61': Attempt saved. David Alaba (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 61': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 61': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Attempt missed. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces João Félix.
- 66': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 69': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
- 70': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 70': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by David Alaba.
- 71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Rodrygo.
- 71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Antonio Rüdiger replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
- 73': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 74': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Chelsea 0. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces N'Golo Kanté.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Thiago Silva.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 78': Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 79': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Toni Kroos following a set piece situation.
- 81': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Luka Modric.
- 83': Foul by Éder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 83': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Éder Militão (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Toni Kroos.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Alaba.
- 87': Foul by Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid).
- 87': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Chelsea 0.
- 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Chelsea 0.
Statistics
 CHE |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 8 | Saves | 3 |
| 43.1 | Possession | 56.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 396 | Accurate Passes | 576 |
| 480 | Passes | 643 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 11 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 26 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 18 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 63,142
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 63,142
Line-Ups
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 4 | David Alaba |
| 3 | Éder Militão  |
| 12 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 2 | Dani Carvajal |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 21 | Rodrygo |
Chelsea (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 33 | Wesley Fofana |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 5 | Enzo Fernández |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell  |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 11 | João Félix |
| 17 | Raheem Sterling |
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