Real Madrid won Chelsea for the first time in its history.
Karim Benzema (center) led Real Madrid to a 3-1 win over London. AOP
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti had appropriately received a negative PCR test on the morning of match day. The Italian, recovered from Korona, flew to London just hours before the opening kick.
– It’s really hard to watch matches from the couch at home, Ancelotti referred to her recovery time.
Koutsi recovered at just the right moment because the Whites had not been convinced during the sick leave. When the opening line-ups came to light, pessimists interpreted Ancelott as seeking only a minor loss from London.
– It is obvious that Fede Valverde is a defensive player, but he also brings a lot of energy to the team. It can’t be inferred from that that we’d just want to defend, Carletto explained.
Ancelotti knew what he was talking about. The Uruguayan defended tightly, and his robbery launched an attack from which Karim Benzema gave the visitors the lead 21 minutes into the match to make it 1 – 1. The goal was scored from the penalty spot after a handball in the penalty area.
A couple of minutes later, Benzema finished an even finer goal. This time the last entry came Luka Modriciltapreceded by as many as 17 Real Madrid assists.
No one accused Ancelott of negative tactics anymore.
Hat trick
Chelsea came back into the half after 40 minutes Kai Havertz flagstone Dani Carvajalin behind the back and pushed Jorginhon focus on the finish.
The opening session was played at a breathtaking tempo. Part of the reason was that Ancelotti smelled the fumbling of the Chelsea defense and boldly sent his team on a winning hunt.
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Thiago Silva’s sign language tells of the Chelsea crisis. AOP
Chelsea Manager Thomas Tuchel tried to wake up his team by taking a break Hakim Ziyechin and Mateo Kovacicin to the field.
Neither team was able to dominate possession this half.
This time, Benzema broke a series of goal goals and enjoyed the Blue goalkeeper Edouard Mendyn as a gift. Feed of the Senegalese hammer Antonio Rüdegerille was far too weak. Benzema got in the way and finished his second consecutive hat trick in the Champions League on an empty net.
Tuchel has tried to convince no successor Roman Abramovich the discussion around will affect the team’s performance. The truth is, however, that Brentford claimed his first victory in the Blue after 1939 from Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Real Madrid had never beat Chelsea before Wednesday in its history.
The combined goal difference for the last two London matches is now 2-7.
Villarreal surprised
There is something wrong with Chelsea’s game. On the field, at least, it was seen as an emergency, a lack of intensity from the squash game, and a confusingly gesturing manager on the sidelines. At the end of the match, Tuchel changed the team to 4-2-3-1, but that, too, seems to be mostly about the embarrassment of the German pilot.
Of course, Chelsea forced the focus of the game Thibaut Courtois’n to the paint, but it no longer found a route to a new narrowing paint.
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Villarreal players celebrate Arnaut Danjuma’s victory goal. AOP
Real Madrid will take a 3-1 win to next week’s winning streak next week. Chelsea has a really big mountain to climb so that its Champions League continues after Easter.
Villarreal head coach in the second quarterfinals of Wednesday Unai Emery gave a real lesson to his Bayern Munich colleague To Julian Nagelsmann. The 34-year-old German will only be happy to enter the semi-finals with a 0-1 loss.
Villarreal could have won by more goals, but in the end Arnaut Danjuman the eighth minute hit was enough to win the Spanish team. At the same time, Bayern Munich’s record-breaking 22-match-free Euro-away line was broken.
Nevertheless, the Bavarians can consider themselves lucky, as Villarreal could have decided the fate of the semi-finals in the first match with a better finish.