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Chelsea will need a huge performance in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium after losing the first leg 3-1 at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues were bullied by Los Blancos forward Karim Benzema, who helped himself to a stunning hat-trick as Madrid claimed a vital win. Kai Havertz netted for the Blues to give a glimmer of hope with the score at 2-0, but Benzema's third right after half-time put the game to bed as the Blues missed a number of chances to reduce the deficit.

It comes as Gabby Agbonlahor has slammed the Blues for their "boring" tactics and for playing like a "youth team". And Inter Milan have reportedly changed their tune on bringing Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku back to Italy.

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Real Madrid took control of their Champions League quarter-final with Chelsea with a 3-1 win over the Blues thanks to Karim Benzema's hat-trick.

The Frenchman nodded home by racing onto Vinicius’ cross, before hanging in the air to dispatch Luka Modric’s delivery