‘He’s ready to win the Ballon d’Or!’ – Spain reacts to sensational Karim Benzema and Real Madrid

It’s probably fair to say that not a lot of people were predicting what would happen at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening. However, just as they were on the weekend against Brentford, Chelsea were on the wrong end of a bad result in front of their home fans.

Ad/> Real Madrid’s 3-1 win, courtesy of a hat-trick from Karim Benzema, has put the Spanish side in command of the tie, with Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel saying that he thinks the tie is already dead. World CupQatar World Cup organisers admit workers were exploited at preparation tournaments2 HOURS AGO But to get more reaction from Spain and their perceptions we have gotten in touch with Felix Martin from Eurosport Spain, to hear what he had to say.

Karim Benzema is completely ridiculous — The Warm-Up Benzema hat-trick heroics for Real Madrid leave holders Chelsea on the brink Danjuma strike gives Villarreal narrow first leg lead against Bayern Munich Were you surprised by the result? Looking at the line-ups it seemed that Real manager Carlo Ancelotti was looking to keep things tight, and maybe nick a narrow win or draw. The Italian opted to field Federico Valverde as an extra midfielder rather than use either Marco Asensio or Rodrygo.

“I agree,” says Martin when asked about the line-up. “When I saw the starting line up with four midfielders I thought that Ancelotti was planning to play very defensively, the same way he did in Paris.” “But to be honest the fact that Real played so bravely and offensively surprised me a lot, /> Did any of Chelsea's players surprise you in a good or bad way? “I told you before the match that Vinicius is a nightmare for every full-back he faces,” recalls Martin.