Sports desk: Real Madrid is on the way to the semi-finals after defeating Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. They had to lose 2-0 to Real.
Karim Benzema put Real ahead at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night. After 21 minutes, Vinicius Jr. touched Carvajal’s chip from a distance from the D-box. But Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa stopped the gentle shot of the Brazilian forward. However, he could not free his team from danger. Benzema found the net in the return shot after getting the ball at his feet. He scored 20 goals against the English club. Lionel Messi is on top with 27 goals.
Even after the break, the English club did not notice much change in their game. The ball was only in Real’s possession. In the meantime, Chelsea became a team of 10 people. In the 59th minute of the match, Ben Chilwell saw a straight red card after dragging Rodrigo to the ground.
Real took the opportunity to play with one more. Marco Asensio doubled the gap in the 74th minute. He came on as a substitute only three minutes earlier. A perfect pass from Vinicius Junior led to a great goal from the feet of the Spanish forward. He beat the goalkeeper brilliantly with a curved low shot. The rest of the time, Real had a chance to score. But could not increase the gap.
