Real Madrid vs Chelsea 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals

Real Madrid

21': Karim Benzema
74': Marco Asensio

FT
2 - 0
1st Leg

Chelsea

59': Ben Chilwell

Vinícius, Benzema lead Real Madrid past Chelsea 2-0 in CL

— Karim Benzema struck yet again against Chelsea, and Real Madrid is a step closer to eliminating the English club for the second straight season in the Champions League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
5': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
7': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Chelsea 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Chelsea 0.
55': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Kalidou Koulibaly because of an injury.
59': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) is shown the red card.
65': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Raheem Sterling.
65': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces João Félix.
71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Rodrygo.
71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Antonio Rüdiger replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
74': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Chelsea 0. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior following a corner.
75': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces N'Golo Kanté.
76': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Thiago Silva.
81': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Luka Modric.
83': Éder Militão (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Toni Kroos.
87': Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 63,142

Statistics

CHE		RMA
10	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	3
8	Saves	3
43.1	Possession	56.9
7	SHOTS	18
3	ON GOAL	10
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
396	Accurate Passes	576
480	Passes	643
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	1
11	Crosses	19
0.0	Cross %	0.1
48	Long Balls	26
25	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	12
12	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	9
18	Effective Clearances	11
18	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4	David Alaba
3	Éder Militão
12	Eduardo Camavinga
2	Dani Carvajal
8	Toni Kroos
10	Luka Modric
15	Federico Valverde
9	Karim Benzema
20	Vinícius Júnior
21	Rodrygo

Substitutes:

Mariano, Álvaro Odriozola, Marco Asensio, Lucas Vázquez, Nacho, Eden Hazard, Jesús Vallejo, Dani Ceballos, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Andriy Lunin, Antonio Rüdiger, Luis López.

Chelsea (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
6	Thiago Silva
26	Kalidou Koulibaly
33	Wesley Fofana
8	Mateo Kovacic
7	N'Golo Kanté
5	Enzo Fernández
21	Ben Chilwell
24	Reece James
11	João Félix
17	Raheem Sterling

Substitutes:

Trevoh Chalobah, Mykhailo Mudryk, Conor Gallagher, Kai Havertz, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, César Azpilicueta, Hakim Ziyech, Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic, Denis Zakaria, Marc Cucurella, Édouard Mendy.