Real Madrid vs Chelsea LIVE!
The Champions League quarter-finals continued tonight with a huge first-leg heavyweight showdown at the Santiago Bernabeu as familiar foes Real Madrid and Chelsea went head to head for the third successive season. Last year’s tie was packed full of incredible drama, with the Blues winning in Spain and almost pulling off an epic comeback after Karim Benzema’s hat-trick at Stamford Bridge, only for the Ballon d’Or winner to strike again in extra-time.
Chelsea went back to Madrid at an extremely low ebb after yet another defeat at the hands of Wolves in Frank Lampard’s first match back as interim boss following the sacking of Graham Potter. Sitting 11th in the Premier League and 17 points adrift of the top four, they need to win the Champions League to return to Europe’s elite club competition next term though have a mountain to climb after another 2-0 loss in Spain.
Benzema was on the scoresheet again alongside substitute Marco Asensio, with a tough task made even harder for Lampard’s men by a red card for Ben Chilwell. Follow Real Madrid vs Chelsea reaction live below, with expert analysis from Nizaar Kinsella at the Bernabeu!
