Benzema on tour: French striker conjures up in London after Madrid |UEFA Champions League 2021/2022
In a nutshell, Chelsea vs. Real Madrid:
At Stamford Bridge, Benzema shines like a star.
What a player, and what a phenomenon he has become. Karim Benzema single-handedly carried Real to the quarter-finals with a hat-trick against PSG in the return match, and the French top striker also demonstrated what an unbelievable quality player he is at Stamford Bridge.
He gave Chelsea a solid uppercut halfway through the first half, scoring two goals in three minutes. On a similarly excellent cross from Vinicius, he produced a fantastic buffalo punch, and 165 seconds later, he headed again on a pass from Modric.
After a counterattack launched by a wonderful heel from, yes, Benzema, Chelsea had had escaped an early goal after only 10 minutes. The crossbar was hit by Vinicius' shot. As a result, it turned out to be nothing more than a postponement for Real, who remained the most threatening team despite the 0-2. Mendy had to parry a shot from Carvajal after Militao headed from close range into his palms.Chelsea came back strong shortly before the break. Courtois was unable to deny Havertz from connecting on a fantastic cross from Jorginho: 1-2. Jorginho almost assisted Benzema with a poor intervention on a cross from Vinicius not long after, but he demonstrated that he can also miss.
Benzema finally got his hat-trick, thanks to Mendy. He went terribly wrong with casual football right after the break, and Benzema was able to put the ball in the empty goal. His third and most straightforward goal of the evening.
Courtois shined where Mendy screamed. He just floated a pin from Azpilicueta out of his goal with a spectacular save. Real Madrid maintained control of the game despite Chelsea's lack of a quick connected goal.Thomas Tuchel gave the haunted Lukaku another chance just after the hour. Instead of seizing the opportunity, the Red Devil stoked the doubts. Lukaku headed narrowly wide in front of goal after a skewed cross. A spot ball from Mount was also just missed shortly after.
The English fire, on the other hand, fizzled out quickly. Courtois only had to save a shot from James, while Ziyech almost missed the game's final chance on a feed from Lukaku in extra time. Chelsea will have to put in a lot of effort at the Bernabeu next week.The Chelsea fans booed Thibaut Courtois practically every time he touched the ball, but it was a good return to London for the goalkeeper. "I believe we took a significant stride forward tonight." This is a good result considering how difficult it is here at Stamford Bridge."
"I was asked the other day if Benzema and Vinicius are required to win the Champions League. It's obvious. Karim scores, Vinicius assists, and the crossbar is kicked."
"Was it Mendy's fault?" That's a terrible situation for a goalkeeper to be in. But he's already racked up a lot of points for Chelsea, so I don't think anyone will hold it against him tonight. He'll undoubtedly return."We fell back too far at the end of the second half, and then you give them the opportunity to come in and be dangerous with balls in front of goal." In the second half, we did it far too often. Romelu had two excellent opportunities. "We're in great shape." We have to make excellent use of the gaps that will be available in the second leg, and perhaps we can score even more."
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