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Only one Chelsea player who started against Real Madrid managed a rating of six in French newspaper L'Equipe after the Blues were played off the park at Stamford Bridge.

Thomas Tuchel's side are staring down the barrel of elimination from the Champions League at the quarter-final stage after losing the first leg 3-1 on Wednesday night. Karim Benzema was the hero for Los Blancos, scoring a breathtaking 25-minute hat-trick to make it back-to-back trebles on the European stage.

The French forward left Edouard Mendy with no chance with two sublime headers in the first half before Kai Havertz pulled one back for the hosts. However, Mendy's howler right after half-time handed Benzema a simple tap-in to complete his hat-trick and restore the two-goal cushion Real Madrid will take into the return leg at the Santiago Bernabeu next Tuesday.

Very few men in blue could hold their heads high by the time the referee drew the action to a close in West London and this was reflected in their ratings in Thursday's edition of L'Equipe. The Paris-based outlet are famously harsh and have awarded just 13 10/10 performances in their history, with Benzema only recording a nine despite his three-goal showing.

Christian Pulisic was dealt the lowest mark of any player on the pitch with two while four players - Mendy, Antonio Rudiger,