Fede Valverde clattered into Carlo Ancelotti - and didn't seem to even care
Real Madrid have one foot in the Champions League semi-final after a brilliant 3-1 victory against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their quarter-final.
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Real Madrid's Fede Valverde clattered into Carlo Ancelotti during Chelsea win
Real Madrid have one foot in the Champions League semi-final after a brilliant 3-1 victory against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their quarter-final.
Karim Benzema's completely ridiculous one-man show at Chelsea - The Warm-Up
THURSDAY'S BIG STORIES A Head Like A Traction Engine Ad/> There are headers, and then there are headers. Karim Benzema's second goal was a very, very good header, one of those pleasing redirections. Cross comes over this way, header goes back that way; all relevant laws of physics and biology remain unbroken.
Watch: Karim Benzema Floors Crowd With Epic Hattrick At Stamford Bridge vs Chelsea In Champions League
French striker Karim Benzema proved once again why he is regarded as one of the most lethal goal scorers in the world today. The Real Madrid captain rose to the occasion and scored a sublime hat-trick against Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Stamford Bridge stadium on Wednesday. The treble helped the visitors register a crucial 3-1 away win and emerge as the favorites to move ahead towards the last-four stage of the competition.
Why Thiago Silva got angry with Andreas Christensen as next Chelsea owner learns imporant lesson
There have been very few occasions during his time as Chelsea head coach that Thomas Tuchel has been genuinely angered by a performance. But last night, after his side's 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid, he was more frustrated, more irritated, more annoyed than in any of his previous post-match press conferences. And there have been plenty over the past 14 months.
Champions League: Karim Benzema hat-trick gives Real Madrid 3-1 win at Chelsea
Karim Benzema, including two fine headed goals in the space of three first-half minutes, earned Real Madrid a 3-1 win at reigning European champions Chelsea in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. Benzema, 34, claimed his hat-trick when he pounced on an error by Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy just after halftime to put the Spaniards in control of the tie before Tuesday's second leg in Madrid. Kai Havertz had restored some hope to the Blues when he headed in an angled pass from Jorginho in the 40th minute to make it 2-1.
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Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema scored another Champions League hat-trick as the Spanish side defeated Chelsea 3-1 in Wednesday's quarter-final first leg at Stamford Bridge.