Chelsea's triumph against Real Madrid on an evening of extreme emotion at the Bernabeu Stadium was not to the point of supporting their expectations of holding their rule as European bosses.
In a Champions League epic, Mason Mount's completion and Antonio Rudiger's header cleared out Real's 3-1 first-leg advantage and brought the quarter-last tie level in Spain's capital.
Thomas Tuchel's side were exceptional all through and Timo Werner's sharp completion from a point put them ahead interestingly on total and inside sight of a spot in the semi-finals.
Benzema, who had prior headed against the bar on a rollercoaster night, was plain when he scored to break Chelsea's hearts after Rudiger slipped inside the container.
Eventually, Chelsea, who played sublimely, were made to pay for their first-leg execution as Tuchel's side just missed the mark regarding creating one of the extraordinary rebounds in the opposition.