Everything is happiness for Real Madrid. Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio scored the two goals against Chelsea in the first leg of the quarter-finals in the UEFA Champions League 2022-23 season. At the moment, the team led by Carlo Ancelotti has half of the ticket bought for the semifinals of this international edition.
Real Madrid moved closer to the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday by defeating Chelsea 2-0. The good performance of their goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga prevented a larger defeat in this quarter-final first leg of the continental tournament.
The goals from Karim Benzema (21) and Marco Asensio (74) have given Real Madrid an advantage for the second leg next week at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea, who were reduced to ten men after the expulsion of Ben Chilwell (59), will have to come from behind.
Exactly one year after the match that took Real Madrid to the Champions League semi-finals against Chelsea last season, the white team dominated the English team, whose goal from the beginning was to try to survive at the Bernabeu.
With a five-man defense and counterattack as the main weapon, Frank Lampard's team was the first, however, to give a scare to the home fans with a great run from Joao Felix, whose shot was saved by Thibaut Courtois (2).
That was practically the only occasion in which the Portuguese, on loan from Atletico Madrid, was seen, as he gradually disappeared from the match until being substituted by Trevoh Chalobah (65), amidst boos from the Bernabeu.
Chelsea started intensely, aided by Kanté's good performance in midfield. The French midfielder, who had put the ball for Joao Felix's run, caused another scare just two minutes later (4).
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