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| Chelsea Champions league title race came to an end as Benzema's goal made sure of that. |
As a result of goals coming from Mason Mount in (15'min), Antonio Rudiger in (51'min), as well as Timo Werner in (75'min), the Blues went from a 3-1 deficit to a 4-3 lead on the aggregate.
Rodrygo secured extra time game for Real Madrid by scoring off Luka Modric's lovely pass on the ball after Benzema can roaring in (96'min) with a fine goal to send Chelsea parking.
First-half goals from Mason Mount as well as Antonio Rudiger handed Chelsea the advantage just before Timo Werner's spectacular solo effort gave Thomas Tuchel's courageous team a 3-0 lead and an aggregate turn around for the Blues.
After Video Assistant Referee (VAR) had called off Marcos Alonso's goal for a handball, however Chelsea were pulled back by Real Madrid's Rodrygo, that blasted blasted the ball in point blank range after receiving a spectacular Luka Modric pass.
Carlo Ancelotti's team advanced to the knockout round with a goal from Karim Benzema, who hooked up alongside Vinicius Jr. once again in the extra session after their lethal combination during first leg in London.
Chelsea wanted just a 2 goal victory to avoid Champions League exist, therefore Chelsea boss Tuchel stuck on using Ruben Loftus Cheek, the wide midfielder who had a major part in the Blues opening strike in their 6-0 win against Southampton.
In a quick midfield play involving Loftus-Cheek, Timo Werner as well as Mateo Kovacic helped the ball find its way to England star Jordan Mount, who swung a drive straight Thibaut Courtois to surprise Real Madrid.
In the moments even before the goal, Vinicius as well as Benzema looked like they were on their way to reproducing the connection of play which they had in their first leg game which propelled them to a 3-1 lead, as he got a free-kick just on narrow end of the box after an insolent nutmeg on Reece James, but while co-forward miscued chance as the ball went over the crossbar.
Even so, the Blues proceeded to barrage the Real Madrid goal with shots, as Mateo Kovacic slams the ball through to the crossbar in almost 25 yards wide with the Blues 6 attempt on goal just before 30-minute mark. Courtois was forced to make a save by Rudiger's far distant drive on the ball, which flew wide of the right post.
During halftime, the only voices audible over the apprehensive mutterings of the home crowd were those of the Chelsea supporters. This marks the first time that Real Madrid had failed to get a shot on target before the first half ends in the Champions League game after since a British sports analytics company Opta began keeping count.
When further continuous press on the ball resulted to a leveling of the scores, the away fans' applause increased in loudness.
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