Karim Benzema opened the scoring after 20 minutes. Screenshot.
Karim Benzema scored his 90th Champions League goal against Chelsea.
Who else than him to start this quarter-final first leg of the Champions League? Karim Benzema, of course. Shortly after 20 minutes of play, the Madrid captain unblocked the situation.
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It was in the axis that Real Madrid found the fault for their first goal. Toni Kroos finds Vinicius in the heart of the area, who pushes his ball, cleared by Kepa, as he can. But “KB9” with all his experience pops up perfectly and pushes the ball into the back of the net.
In the second period, Real Madrid largely dominated their opponent but struggled to get clear chances, despite their numerical superiority. Ben Chilwell sent off on the hour mark after a foul on Rodrygo.
A few minutes later, it was Marco Asensio who widened the gap for the Merengues. The Spaniard is at the conclusion of an action played perfectly from a corner. The Blues too spectators.