Stamford Bridge on a rainy night is destined to belong to the mighty Motoyser "Tyrannosaurus Rex". It was one of the most trophy-winning clubs in Champions League history, with Real Madrid players pairing their traditional white shirts with blue socks in addition to their traditional white shirts, but this made the pace of Real Madrid players look more visually light.
The most interesting aspect of Real Madrid's starting line-up is Valverde's appearance. In the match against Paris, the starting right winger Asensio did not perform well, and it was doubtful whether the young Rodrigo could play steadily against Chelsea away from home, and Ancelotti finally chose Valverde – without having to worry about which one valverde would play in the ceremonial midfield, at least in terms of athletic strength, Valverde had every reason to win a place in the starting line-up. Carlo Ancelotti placed the Uruguayan on the right, and it was clear that Valverde's running and advancing could play a more important role in the game than Asensio, who did not have much of a way to attack the position, and Rodrigo, who was physically weak.
In fact, the wing has indeed become a breakthrough for Real Madrid in the game. In the 9th minute, Real Madrid broke the ball from the right side of the field, Benzema and Valverde led the counterattack, Valverde took the ball all the way from the right into the front of the Chelsea penalty area and distributed it to Vinicius on the left, Christensen fell to the ground to tackle the ball unsuccessfully, and the "Cubs" made several light swinging shots into the crossbar.
Real Madrid's first goal also came from the flanks, also a quick attack from right to left: in the 20th minute, Kroos transitioned the ball to the left, this time Benzema swam to the left, and the person who cooperated with him was replaced by Vinicius. After sending a straight ball for Vinicius, Benzema quickly ran to the middle of the penalty area to meet it, Vinicius crossed from the bottom of his left foot, Benzema "sheathed his sword", and his header pierced through Edouard Mendy's ten fingers.
Like the second leg against Paris Saint-Germain, Benzema's goal came so easily and haphazardly, but it was a big blow to the morale of his opponents. Three minutes later, Real Madrid made a comeback, with successive passes from Mendy, Casemiro and Modric easily moving the ball to the right side of the field, Valverde tapping into the inserted Modric, the Croatian midfielder's right-footed arcing ball into the box, and Karim Benzema's astute header again.
After the game, Tuchel's platooning was somewhat questioned as he moved veteran Azpilicueta to the left, allowing Reis James to frequently press assists, ignoring that Real Madrid's most threatening attack usually comes from the breakthrough of Vinicius on the left, when the Brazilian youngster repeatedly attacked the combination between Rees James and right centre-back Christensen, the tall but slow turn Christensen was obviously overwhelmed. In the 41st minute, Modric's straight ball crossed Christensen to find Vinicius, Whose cross found Benzema and the Frenchman's left-footed push was slightly offside. Tuchel, who found the problem, replaced Christensen and Kante with Ziyech and Kovacic at halftime, but at the beginning of the second half Benzema once again showed the "goalkeeper down" stunt, Eduard Mendy passed to Rudiger under Benzema's pressure, and the 3-1 score meant that Chelsea had difficulty recovering the disadvantage.
Tuchel's change in the second half did have some results, after Chelsea changed the formation to 442, Rees James and Vinicius were in opposition, the physically able Reese James was obviously able to limit Vinicius' possession better than Christensen, and Kovacic also played a role on the offensive end after coming on the pitch, and Chelsea far outperformed the first 45 minutes in the second half. In the 63rd minute, Tuchel replaced Romelu Lukaku, while Real Madrid's main centre-back Militao left the field due to injury, but Real Madrid maintained the 3-1 score until the end.
Benzema, who scored a hat-trick, is of course the biggest contributor, scoring consecutive hat-tricks in the Champions League against paris saint-Germain and Chelsea, which is a miracle that Will Benzema, who turned 35 years old, will be dedicated to us in December this year. After scoring the third goal, Benzema waved his teammates to come forward to celebrate while celebrating with the iconic kneeling motion, and the momentum of the "T-Rex" was clearly visible. Former Manchester United famous centre-back Ferdinand said: "Benzema is the best centre-forward in the world at this stage, whether it is a goal, an assist or a tandem, he is at another level compared to his players in the same position. ”
What Chelsea needs to reflect on is clearly the slump of the first half, with Real Madrid passing the ball easily from the back to the heart of Chelsea's penalty area several times in the first 45 minutes, not only Christensen's defeat against Vinicius, but also the midfielders composed of Kante and Jorginho.
Real Madrid's right side is relatively weak, but Valverde's appearance has injected vitality into Real Madrid's right side, and Tuchel's appearance of Azpilicueta on the left wing is also a failure, as a right footer and more defensive Azpilicueta is difficult to instigate a threatening attack on this side, Real Madrid often gets the ball on his side and transfers the ball to Vinicius on the left side with a quick pass, which allows Real Madrid to establish an early advantage in the game.
(Santiago-Wang)