Real Madrid beat Chelsea 2-0 and look toward 1/2 final

Real Madrid won 2-0 against Chelsea at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid in the 1^st leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.

Real Madrid dominate Chelsea at the Bernabéu ?

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The London club started surprisingly well in the first minutes of the game, and Joao Felix had a chance in 3^rd minute, but Courtois saved his shot.

In the 21st minute, Vinicius Junior had a chance but shot in the middle, allowing Arrizabalaga to make a save.

Only one minute later, Karim Benzema was where he needed to be and scored in the 22^nd minute after rebound inside the box after Vinicius shot.

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The best chance for Chelsea to score was right after the renewal of the game as Raheem Sterling missed from inside the penalty area in the 23^rd minute as his shot was too slow and allowed Thibaut to save, and the ball went for a corner.

In the second half, Kalidou Koulibaly left injured in the 55^th minute and was replaced by Marc Cucurella. However, only 4 minutes later, Ben Chilwell fouled Rodrygo as he was the last player in Chelsea’s defense, and the referee showed him a red card.

The London club kept the result only 1:0 with 10 men till the 74^th minute when Marco Asensio scored from the box in the bottom left corner after a pass from Vinicius Junior. Asensio replaced Rodrygo 3 minutes before his goal.

The second leg in London will be on April 18^th, as Chelsea will host Brighton in a Premier League game 3 days earlier. The next match of Real will be a visit against Cadiz in La Liga on the same day.