At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 13, the second leg of the 2021-2022 Champions League quarterfinals, Real Madrid and Chelsea lost 2-3 in a fierce battle of 120 minutes, but Real Madrid still advanced with a total score of 5-4. Chelsea once led by three goals at the Bernabeu, Vinicius' goal brought the game into extra time, and Benzema, who had been silent all the time, stepped forward at a crucial moment, and his goal led Real Madrid to the champions league final four.
In the first leg, Real Madrid beat Chelsea 3-1 away from home and Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick. As the defending champions, Chelsea in the second leg, such as going to the Bernabeu to attack the opponent, is extremely difficult to turn over. Chelsea visited the Bernabeu to draw 1-1 last season and they had to show better in this game. Havertz burst forward, Werner and Mount ambushed behind him, Anderson continued to sacrifice the 433 formation, and Benzema, Valverde and Vinicius fired three arrows at the same time.
Chelsea were very positive after the start of the game, and in the 15th minute, Werner delicately rubbed the middle of the road, Mount inserted into the box in time, he faced Courtois with a powerful right-footed push, the score became 0-1! The two teams scored 2-3 on aggregate! Chelsea see hope for a comeback. Mount became the third England player to score at the Bernabeu in the Champions League after Alain Smith and Welbeck. It is worth mentioning that the last time Mount scored in the Champions League was in the semi-finals of last season against Real Madrid.
In the 34th minute, Kante passed the ball, Andrüdiger fired a cold arrow with his right foot 35 meters away, and the ball was only slightly deflected! In the first half, Real Madrid scored 0 goals at home, Chelsea completed 7 goals and scored 1 goal, Real Madrid played very passively, Ancelotti needed to make some adjustments.
Chelsea got a fantastic start, in the 51st minute, Mount drove a corner kick on the right, Rudiger inserted a header into the box and Courtois flew to save, 0-2! The two teams drew 3-3 on aggregate and returned to the same running line! Mount passed the merit!
After scoring 2 goals, Chelsea became more and more excited, and in the 62nd minute, Chelsea actively forced the ball forward, Kante split the side, Alonso on the left side of the penalty area and clipped Carvajal's right foot to the top corner. After the VAR review, it was found that Alonso had fouled handball first, the goal was ruled invalid, and Real Madrid escaped the disaster. But in the 75th minute, Kovacic went straight to the left ribs, Werner's emergency stop + get rid of consecutive passes of Casemiro and Arabba, and his shot in front of the small penalty area deflected into the net, 0-3! Chelsea beat Real Madrid 4-3 on aggregate!
Real Madrid in a desperate situation finally woke up, and in the 80th minute, Modric's instep pass was plucked by the outside, and Rodrigo, who had just come on as a substitute, inserted a volley to shoot, 1-3! The two teams scored 4-4 on aggregate! Ancelotti God Substitution! Both teams went into extra time. In the 96th minute, Vinicius swept into the box on the left and rubbed a cross in front of the goal, Benzema flew a header to the top, 2-3! Benzema appeared at the crucial moment! It was a very crucial goal, and Real Madrid eliminated the defending champions Chelsea 5-4 on aggregate to advance to the final four of the Champions League! What a gut-wrenching game!
Real Madrid starting lineup: 1-Courtois/2-Carvajal, 4-Arabba, 6-Nacho, 23-Mendy/8-Kroos, 10-Modric, 14-Casemiro/20-Vinicius, 9 Benzema, 15 Valverde
Chelsea starting line-up: 16-Mendy/24-Rees James, 2-Rudiger, 6-Silva, 3-Alonso/8-Kovacic, 12-Cheek, 7-Kante/11-Werner, 19-Mount/29-Havertz