Benzema opened the scoring with a header (21), repeated in the same way (24) and closed his account after a gross error by the local goalkeeper (46), but Kai Havertz, also with a header, closed the gap (40) to maintain hope of the reigning European champion.
Chelsea began by dominating the ball against a Real Madrid team that was pressing trying to win the ball back quickly to go on the attack.
The homeowner tried to get closer to Thibaut Courtois’s goal by entering from the sides, but he found the orderly defense of “Merengue”.
The English team also had problems with their pressing, which was too slow, which favored Real Madrid, who soon found the goal.
A new arrival from Vinicius on the left ended with a cross into the area, where Benzema appeared to finish off a header to the nets of Edouard Mendy (21).
Just three minutes later, the French extended the account of the “White House” with another header after a cross from Luka Modric (24).
Trailing behind on the scoreboard, Chelsea held their ground and lunged forward in search of goal, but struggled to find any gaps in the compact visitors’ defence.
Thomas Tuchel’s team managed to close the gap when Havertz headed in with five minutes remaining in the first half.
As soon as he came back from the break, Benzema took advantage of a serious mistake by goalkeeper Mendy who had left his area and, under pressure from the Frenchman, gave Antonio Rudiger a bad match.
Benzema cut the pass to go towards the goal and score without opposition 3-1 (46), which made the match very difficult for the locals.
Chelsea began to create more problems with the entry of striker Romelo Lukaku for Christian Pulisic (64).
In the final minutes, Real Madrid began to feel tired, backing down and facilitating local arrivals, although they managed to hold on to the result.
Source: Ambito
David William is a talented author who has made a name for himself in the world of writing. He is a professional author who writes on a wide range of topics, from general interest to opinion news. David is currently working as a writer at 24 hours worlds where he brings his unique perspective and in-depth research to his articles, making them both informative and engaging.
