24
21:24
Tooor for Real Madrid, 0:2 by Karim Benzema
21
21:21
Tooor for Real Madrid, 0-1 through Karim Benzema
Madrid go 1-0 up and it’s Karim Benzema who, with his ninth Champions League goal this season, becomes the first Frenchman to break that mark. He initiated the goal himself with a one-two with Vinícius Júnior, who hit a butter-soft cross from the left wing on the head of Karim Benzema, who only had to head in after a perfect run from seven meters. The header, placed on the top left corner, can no longer be parried by Mendy.
19
21:19
Yellow card for Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea FC)
Rüdiger puts his body in against the rushing Valverde and sees the yellow card for a hard body check.
18
21:18
Eder Militão received an elbow blow and needs treatment on the field. After a short break, however, the game continues in eleven-on-eleven.
15
21:17
Reece James takes the free kick due shortly before the Blancos’ sixteen. The ball doesn’t come badly, but ultimately it’s too central, which is why Thibaut Courtois has no trouble punching the ball away.
14
21:14
Yellow card for Eder Militao (Real Madrid)
Eder Militão makes an unbelievable stick mistake, after which Kai Havertz would have been through. The Brazilian therefore clings to German and pulls the tactical foul. The Chelsea players complain about the emergency brake. David Alaba could probably have intervened, which is why the referee left it yellow. However, Militão is suspended for the second leg.
12
21:12
After an initially harmless mount corner, which is clarified at the first post, Pulišić moors the second ball. However, his left-footed shot from 17 yards goes just wide of the Merengues’ box to the left. Real goal kick.
10
21:11
Late for Real Madrid! The royals counter. Benzema first attracts two opponents and then lays down with a wonderful heel kick for Valverde. He has the eye for Vinícius Júnior, who still has time to put the ball on his right foot and then take it from 14 meters. The tight shot hits the crossbar. Lucky for the pensioners.
8th
21:08
Kanté clears Kroos in the center and Casemiro quickly takes the free kick due. However, the pass intended for Valverde is too long and lands in Mendy’s safe arms.
5
21:06
Kanté conquers the ball and then plays a strong chip into Havertz’s feet, who pulls inwards, but is decisively disturbed by Alaba at the end. The left shot also slipped over the shoe of the German, so that the shot rushed well over Courtois’ goal.
4
21:04
Blancos let Chelsea have the ball, but the Blues don’t start too much towards the opposing goal. Both teams are still very cautious.
1
21:00
Kick-off at the rainy Stamford Bridge. The hosts will compete in their usual blue colors. The guests from Spain are dressed all in white. The ball rolls.
20:33
Incidentally, the record speaks clearly for the English. There have been five competitive games between the two teams so far and Real Madrid have never won a game against Chelsea. Los Blancos have played against no other team in so many competitive international matches without ever winning as against the Blues. A dry spell for the Madrilenians in England makes matters worse. The Merengues have not won in their last five appearances on the island (draw two, lose three).
20:27
Thanks to life insurance Karim Benzema, the Madrilenians succeeded in the dress rehearsal on Saturday. After a brace from the Frenchman, who has already scored eight times in the current Champions League season and could theoretically become the first Frenchman to score at least nine goals in one season in the premier class, the Galactics won 2-1 at Celta Vigo . Carlo Ancelotti, who spontaneously traveled to London today after being infected with Corona, changes to two positions: Dani Carvajal and Federico Valverde start for Marco Asensio and Lucas Vázquez (both bench).
20:21
Real Madrid experienced a pitch-black day before the international break when the Clásico was lost 4-0 to arch-rivals Barcelona at their home Bernabéu. However, Los Blancos have won six of their last seven competitive games and remain eight points clear of the Catalans in LaLiga.
20:15
The dress rehearsal of the blues went horribly wrong. On Saturday, Chelsea lost 4-1 at home to city rivals Brentford after winning six competitive games in a row. Thomas Tuchel then makes four changes to the starting line-up: Andreas Christensen, Reece James, Christian Pulišić and Jorginho are preferred to Marcos Alonso, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech (all four benches).
20:09
Chelsea have only lost one of the last eleven Champions League games, which is also due to the defensive stability of the Londoners under Thomas Tuchel. Since the German took office, the Blues have kept ten of their 15 competitive international games without conceding a goal. In addition, there is a strong series against representatives from LaLiga. The Pensioners are undefeated in their last eight meetings with Spanish clubs (W4 D4).
20:04
Tonight there will be a direct duel between the defending champion and the record winner of the most important European competition for club teams. The Blues won their second handle pot last summer and eliminated Real Madrid in the semi-finals on their way to the final. The Blancos, on the other hand, already have 13 overall victories in the premier class and just trumped in the round of 16 with a spectacular comeback win against Paris Saint-Germain.
19:58
Good evening and welcome to Stamford Bridge. Here, Chelsea FC host Real Madrid in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at 21:00 today.