Chelsea handed major FA Cup semi-final blow as Mateo Kovacic withdrawn with injury
Mikel Arteta reflects on defeat to Southampton
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Breaking: Chelsea handed major FA Cup semi-final blow as Mateo Kovacic withdrawn with injury
Chelsea have been handed a huge injury concern during their FA Cup semi-final with Crystal Palace after midfielder Mateo Kovacic was withdrawn with a suspected ankle injury. The Croatian was originally named in Thomas Tuchel's starting line-up for the clash at Wembley Stadium but lasted just 26 minutes of the game before being replaced.
Thomas Tuchel wants Chelsea to sign Declan Rice to complete all-England midfield
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Champions League: Real Madrid beat Chelsea in extra time to reach semi-finals
Luka Modric turned the tie and Karim Benzema settled it as Real Madrid held off a sensational fightback from Chelsea on Tuesday to win an enthralling Champions League quarter-final 5-4 on aggregate. Chelsea wiped out Madrid's 3-1 lead from the first leg in stunning fashion at the Santiago Bernabeu as Mason Mount, Antonio Rudiger and Timo Werner put Europe's reigning champions on the brink of a incredible victory. But the 36-year-old Modric intervened with another moment of genius to add to the very best of his glittering career, a sumptuous pass with the outside of his right foot setting up Rodrygo to volley in and sending a nerve-shredding contest into extra time. After scoring a hat-trick at Stamford Bridge, Benzema then stepped forward to claim the winner, the Frenchman capitalising on a Rudiger slip to head in, a 3-2 defeat enough to see Madrid into the semi-finals.
Benzema ET winner breaks Chelsea hearts after epic comeback
Karim Benzema was Chelsea's tormentor once again as his extra-time header earned Real Madrid a spot in the Champions League semi-finals with a 5-4 aggregate victory.
Champions League: Real Madrid knock out title holders Chelsea to reach semi-finals
Chelsea wiped out Madrid’s 3-1 lead from the first leg in stunning fashion at the Santiago Bernabeu as Mason Mount, Antonio Rudiger and Timo Werner put Europe’s reigning champions on the brink of a incredible victory.
Karim Benzema breaks Chelsea hearts as Real Madrid edge blockbuster in extra-time to reach semi-finals
There’s a reason why football appeals to some of the worst people in the world – the world has nothing else remotely like it – and this sensational match, one in which both sides made incredible comebacks, illustrated that precisely. At the end of it, though, it was Real Madrid who went through to play Atletico Madrid or Manchester City; somehow, football was both the winner and the loser.
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