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Benzema's goal midway through the first half and Asensio's second half strike gives Real Madrid a comfortable win over Chelsea.
- This is the end of my watch tonight. What a match it was. Thank you for joining me. Till we meet again next time, bye for now.
- Full Time: Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea- It appears some Chelsea fans have given up, though.
- Full Time: Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea- The Blues will now need to score three goals without conceding to qualify for the semi-final. Tough task, but not impossible.
- Full Time: Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea- Goals from Benzema and Asensio sees Ancelotti's men take a two-goal lead into the second leg at Stamford Bridge.
- 90+2' Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea- Five minutes of added time. I am sure Chelsea cannot wait for the final whistle.
- 84' Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea- The goal that ended Chelsea's quest in this season's Champions League or can they turn it around next week?
- 78' Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea- The Blues will point to Chilwell's red card but they have been poor all game.
- 75' Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea- Talk about instant sub. Minutes after coming on, Asensio fires in from the edge of the box to all but seal the win for the Spanish champions. Long way back for Chelsea as Mount comes on.
- 72' Goal!!!! Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea- Marco Asensio
- 68' Real Madrid 1-0 Chelsea- The plan for Chelsea will be to keep the score as it is ahead of the return leg next week. Meanwhile, Marco Asensio is coming on for Real Madrid.
- 59' Real Madrid 1-0 Chelsea- Big moment in the game as Chilwell is sent off for pulling down Rodrygo. Chelsea's mission just got more difficult. Stupid decision from the England international.
- 55' Real Madrid 1-0 Chelsea- Koulibaly is off and the man with a hair more than bone straight, Cucurella is on.
- 52' Real Madrid 1-0 Chelsea- Surely, Frank Lampard must be thinking of making changes now. Well, he has no choice as Koulibaly is currently down.
- 47' Real Madrid 1-0 Chelsea- The Blues did start well in the first half but could not get close to Real Madrid immediately Los Blancos got a hold of the game. Lampard's men are still in it though.
- 45' Real Madrid 1-0 Chelsea- We are back underway at the Bernabeu. Can Chelsea find a response?
- Half-time- Real Madrid 1-0 Chelsea- What a half of football. Chelsea lucky to still be in this game. Let's take a breather as we get set for the second half.
- 39' Real Madrid 1-0 Chelsea- It has been all Madrid. Chelsea are lucky this is not 2-0 yet. Rodrygo and Vinicius have gone close on a few ocassions. Chelsea living on the edge now.
- 29' Real Madrid 1-0 Chelsea- Brilliant response from Chelsea as Sterling forces a save from Courtois. Meanwhile, Vinicius goes close at the other end. End-to-end stuff now.
- 26' Real Madrid 1-0 Chelsea- Benzema has now scored 20 goals against English oppositions in the Champions League.
- 23' Real Madrid 1-0 Chelsea- As soon as Madrid got a hold of the game, there was only one outcome. Benzema taps home into an empty net after Kepa had brilliantly save Vinicius' attempt.
- 21' Goal!!!! Real Madrid 1-0 Chelsea- Benzema
- 17' Real Madrid 0-0 Chelsea- The game has slowed down a little bit after a frenetic start. By the way, who are you choosing between Benzema and Drogba?
- 12' Real Madrid 0-0 Chelsea- Ancelotti's men are gradually settling into the game as Benzema draws a save from Kepa.
- 7' Real Madrid 0-0 Chelsea- It has been a great start as they have a freekick in a dangerous position. Nothing comes out of it though.
- 2' Real Madrid 0-0 Chelsea- The Blues with the first real chance as Joao Felix was played through on goal. However, Thibaut Courtois did well to save for a corner, which Madrid defended well. Great start from Lampard's team.
- 1' Real Madrid 0-0 Chelsea. We are off at the Bernabeu.
- Last time these sides met at the Bernabeu, it was a thriller. You can catch the highlights below.
- Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti has named his strongest possible lineup, with Luka Modric and Toni Kroos returning to the team. Ancelotti's Madrid have performed below standards this season, with the Champions League and Copa del Rey being their only realistic chance of winning a trophy this season.
- Lampard has made some big decisions tonight, dropping Kai Havertz to the bench and starting N'golo Kante.
- It has been a disappointing season for Chelsea, with the Blues sitting in the bottom half of the table despite spending over 600m pounds on transfers. Their poor run of form cost Graham Potter is job. Frank Lampard has been appointed as the interim boss, and he will be hoping to make a statement tonight after losing to Wolves.
- This is the third consecutive season both sides will be facing each other in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Chelsea knocked Real Madrid out in the 2020/2021 season while Carlo Ancelotti's men prevailed last year.
- Real Madrid host Chelsea in the first leg of their quarter-final clash, with the Los Blancos looking to make back-to-back semi-finals.
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