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.

A Karim Benzema hat-trick has given Carlo Ancelotti’s side a comfortable lead ahead of the return leg at the Bernabeu next week.

While Benzema will rightly get all the plaudits for his match-winning performance, it was a real team performance from Los Blancos.

Thibaut Courtois returned to his former club and silenced the boos with a stunning second-half save from Cesar Azpilicueta. Eder Militao and David Alaba were rock solid at the heart of defence, while the ever-present midfield three of Toni Kroos, Casemiro and Luka Modric were as impressive as ever. Vinicius Junior was dangerous on the left but the performance of Fede Valverde on the right caught the attention of many.

Valverde is far from the star of this Real Madrid side but his performance in west London stood out before he was substituted late on.

Given his display, you’d think the Uruguayan would be nailed on to start the second leg at the Bernabeu.

However, that might not be the case after what he did to his manager in the second half.

That’s because a clip is being shared on social media of Valverde inadvertently injuring Ancelotti.

Valverde attempts to keep in a long ball from Courtois but is nudged in the back by Azpilicueta. That sends the Real Madrid man clattering into his own manager.

Ancelotti limps away and holds his leg in pain as the fourth official check if he’s okay. Meanwhile, Valverde doesn’t even look to see if the Italian is alright and continues playing. The ultimate professional.

If Valverde doesn't see minutes in coming games, you know why