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Real Madrid are very much positioned to retaliate for last season's Uefa Champions League disposal because of Chelsea as the groups reconvene at the Santiago Bernabéu with Karim Benzema's first-leg full go-around having placed the Spanish side accountable for the quarterfinal tie against the holders. Benzema scored three goals for the second progressive Uefa Champions League coordinate with his take at Stamford Bridge, the French global heading in two times in about four first-half minutes (21, 24) and afterward reestablishing Madrid's two-goal pad a moment into the second time frame after Kai Havertz (40) had split Chelsea's shortage. Chelsea defeated Madrid 3-1 over the two-legged elimination rounds in 2020-21 yet the principal leg misfortune this season finished their unbeaten record against the Spanish club, who have not lost a tie at this phase of the Uefa Champions League starting around 2003-04. The two groups beat French adversaries in this season's round of 16, Benzema's full go-around rousing Madrid to a rebound triumph against Paris Saint-Germain while Chelsea facilitated past LOSC Lille. This is one of two 2021-22 quarterfinals between previous European Cup victors, Benfica's tie against Liverpool is the other. The victors of this tie will play Manchester City or Atlético de Madrid in the elimination rounds. Past MEETINGS Chelsea were 3-1 total champs against Madrid in last season's elimination rounds, goals from Timo Werner (28) and Mason Mount (85) getting a 2-0 second-leg triumph at Stamford Bridge. The principal leg in Spain had completed 1-1,Christian Pulišic's fourteenth moment opener for the guests was offset by Benzema 15 minutes after the fact. The groups had met in just three past installations before last season - in two Uefa finals which were both won by Chelsea. Their past gathering before 2021 came in the 1998 Uefa Super Cup in Monaco, when a Gustavo Poyet goal a little ways from time at the Stade Louis II gave Uefa Cup Winners' Cup holders Chelsea a 1-0 triumph against Madrid, who had qualified by winning the Uefa Champions League. The English club likewise dominated the competition in the 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup last against Madrid in Piraeus. The main game completed 1-1, Peter Osgood's 56th-minute goal at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium counteracted in the last moment by Ignacio Zoco. After two days at similar arena, first-half goals from John Dempsey (31) and Osgood once more (39) acquired Chelsea their first European prize regardless of Sebastián Fleitas pulling one back for Madrid a little ways from time. Structure GUIDE Real Madrid Madrid are in the European Cup quarter-finals for the 37th time, more than some other side. Their record is W30 L6: 2020-21 Liverpool W 3-1 (3-1 h, 0-0 a) 2017-18 Juventus W 4-3 (3-0 a, 1-3 h) 2016-17 Bayern München W 6-3 (2-1 a, 4-2 h) 2015-16 Wolfsburg W 3-2 (0-2 a, 3-0 h) 2014-15 Atlético de Madrid W 1-0 (0-0 a, 1-0 h) 2013-14 Borussia Dortmund W 3-2 (3-0 h, 0-2 a) 2012-13 Galatasaray W 5-3 (3-0 h, 2-3 a) 2011-12 APOEL W 8-2 (3-0 a, 5-2 h) 2010-11 Tottenham W 5-0 (4-0 h, 1-0 a) 2003-04 Monaco L 5-5 away goals (4-2 h, 1-3 a) 2002-03 Manchester United W 6-5 (3-1 h, 3-4 a) 2001-02 Bayern München W 3-2 (1-2 a, 2-0 h) 2000-01 Galatasaray W 5-3 (2-3 a, 3-0 h) 1999-00 Manchester United W 3-2 (0-0 h, 3-2 a) 1998-99 Dynamo Kyiv L 1-3 (1-1 h, 0-2 a) 1997-98 Bayer Leverkusen W 4-1 (1-1 a, 3-0 h) 1995-96 Juventus L 1-2 (1-0 h, 0-2 a) 1990-91 Spartak Moskva L 1-3 (0-0 a, 1-3 h) 1988-89 PSV Eindhoven W 3-2 (1-1 a, 2-1 h) 1987-88 Bayern München W 4-3 (2-3 a, 2-0 h) 1986-87 Crvena zvezda W 4-4 away goals (2-4 a, 2-0 h) 1980-81 Spartak Moskva W 2-0 (0-0 a, 2-0 h) 197980 Celtic W 3-2 (0-2 a, 3-0 h) -1975-76 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 3-3 away goals (2-2 a, 1-1 h) 1972-73 Dynamo Kyiv W 3-0 (0-0 a, 3-0 h) 1967-68 Sparta Praha W 4-2 (3-0 h, 1-2 a) 1966-67 Internazionale Milano L 0-3 (0-1 a, 0-2 h) 1965-66 Anderlecht W 4-3 (0-1 a, 4-2 h) 1964-65 Benfica L 3-6 (1-5 a, 2-1 h) 1963-64 AC Milan W 4-3 (4-1 h, 0-2 a) 1961-62 Juventus W 3-1 replay (1-0 a, 0-1 h) 1959-60 Nice W 6-3 (2-3 a, 4-0 h) 1958-59 Wiener Sport-Club W 7-1 (0-0 a, 7-1 h) 1957-58 Sevilla W 10-2 (8-0 h, 2-2 a) 1956-57 Nice W 6-2 (3-0 h, 3-2 a) 1955-56 Partizan W 4-3 (4-0 h, 0-3 a) This is Madrid's eighteenth appearance in the Uefa Champions League quarterfinals. They have won their last nine challenges at this stage. Madrid won five of their six gathering D games this season, with the exemption being a shocking 2-1 loss at home to debutants Sheriff on matchday two, as they completed first in their part for the third time in four seasons. Away from home they kept clean sheets in succeeding at Inter (1-0), Shakhtar Donetsk (5-0) and Sheriff (3-0). The Merengues lost 1-0 at Paris in the round of 16 first leg, be that as it may, and seemed to head out when they fell further behind in the Santiago Bernabéu, however Benzema struck multiple times in the last half-hour to turn the tie on its head. Benzema's first-leg full go-around was his fourth in the Uefa Champions League and just the seventh time a player has scored at least two full go-arounds in a solitary mission. He is only the fourth player to have scored full go-arounds in progressive Uefa Champions League matches, and one of simply two to have done as such in the knockout stage, Cristiano Ronaldo having recently accomplished the accomplishment, likewise for Madrid, in 2016-17. Benzema's goals at Stamford Bridge mean Madrid have now enlisted more Uefa Champions League full go-arounds than some other club - 14, one a bigger number of than Barcelona. The Spanish side have won just eight of their last 16 home European games (D3 L5) despite the fact that they have been successful in seven of the latest nine (D1 L1). Under Zinédine Zidane, Madrid likewise completed first in their segment in 2020-21, getting six of their 10 focuses against Inter and fixing progress as gathering champs with a 2-0 home loss of Borussia Mönchengladbach on matchday six. Madrid then, at that point, won the two legs against Atalanta in the round of 16 (1-0 a, 3-1 h) prior to disposing of Liverpool in the quarterfinals (3-1 h, 0-0 a) preceding losing to Chelsea. Zidane was supplanted by previous Chelsea supervisor Carlo Ancelotti in the late spring, the Italian having directed Madrid to their tenth European Cup in 2013-14. The Spanish side were second in the 2020-21 Liga, completing two focuses behind neighbors Atlético. Having arrived at the elimination rounds or better for eight progressive seasons between 2010-11 and 2017-18, Madrid lost in the last 16 against Ajax in 2018-19 and Manchester City the accompanying season yet have now arrived at the quarterfinals in every one of the last two missions. Madrid's record in two-legged knockout ties against English clubs is W9 L6; they have won four of the last six, in spite of the fact that their last two Uefa Champions League crusades have been finished by Premier League adversaries - Chelsea last season and Manchester City in the 2019/20 round of 16 (1-2 h, 1-2 a). Last season's success against Liverpool made it four triumphs from four ties against English rivals in Uefa Champions League quarterfinals. The main leg misfortune to Manchester City in the 2019-20 round of 16 first leg was just Madrid's third at home to English clubs; their record in any case is W9 D7, in spite of the fact that they have won only one of their last four games against English guests in Madrid (D2 L1). Madrid have won 34 of the 36 ties where they recorded an away first-leg win in Uefa rivalry, most as of late against Atalanta last season. They had lost on the past event, nonetheless, against Ajax in the 2018-19 Uefa Champions League round of 16 (2-1 a, 1-4 h), their first total loss while winning the away first leg since losing to Odense in the 1994-95 Uefa Cup third cycle (3-2 a, 0-2 h). This is just the third time Madrid have won the away first leg 3-1 in Uefa contest, and the first since they beat Utrecht in the 1991-92 Uefa Cup second cycle (1-0 h). The main past occurrence in the European Cup came Real against Dinamo Bucure?ti in the 1963-64 first cycle (5-3 h). Madrid's record in four Uefa punishment shootouts is W2 L2: 5-6 v Crvena zvezda, 1974-75 European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-last 3-1 v Juventus, 1986-87 European Champion Clubs' Cup second cycle 1-3 v Bayern München, 2011-12 Uefa Champions League elimination round 5-3 v Atlético de Madrid, 2015-16 Uefa Champions League last Chelsea Chelsea's record in European Cup quarterfinals is W8 L2: 2020-21 Porto W 2-1 (2-0 a, 0-1 h) 2013-14 Paris Saint-Germain W 3-3 away goals (1-3 a, 2-0 h) 2011-12 Benfica W 3-1 (1-0 a, 2-1 h) 2010-11 Manchester United L 1-3 (0-1 h, 1-2 a) 2008-09 Liverpool W 7-5 (3-1 a, 4-4 h) 2007-08 Fenerbahçe W 3-2 (1-2 a, 2-0 h) 2006-07 Valencia W 3-2 (1-1 h, 2-1 a) 2004-05 Bayern München W 6-5 (4-2 h, 2-3 a) 2003-04 Arsenal W 3-2 (1-1 h, 2-1 a) 1999-00 Barcelona L 4-6 (3-1 h, 1-5 an aet) The Blues have won their last three challenges at this stage, and eight of the last nine. This season, Chelsea looked set to come out ahead of the pack in bunch H heading into the last round of matches after a 4-0 win at home to Juventus in their penultimate installation had given the English club the straight on advantage over their Italian adversaries following a 1-0 loss in Turin. Nonetheless, a Zenit goal four minutes into added time procured a 3-3 draw that left Chelsea on 13 focuses, two behind Juventus. The misfortune at Juventus is one of just two in Chelsea's last 21 away European games (W14 D5). The London club made it four triumphs from four at Stamford Bridge in this season's opposition with a 2-0 first-leg win against LOSC and afterward fixed progress with a 2-1 outcome in France. Chelsea had accordingly not yielded a goal at home in this season's opposition before their misfortune to Madrid. Chelsea guaranteed their second Uefa Champions League title in 2020-21 by beating Manchester City 1-0 in th