Real Madrid 2 Chelsea 3 LIVE REACTION: Benzema’s extra-time goal sends Real to semis after heroic Blues effort – updates
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CHELSEA were knocked out of the Champions League after losing to Real Madrid 5-4 on aggregate at the Bernabeu.
The Blues went 3-0 up through goals from Mount, Rudiger and Werner but efforts from Rodrygo and then Benzema in extra-time put Carlo Ancelotti's side into the semi-finals.
- RESULT: Real Madrid 2 Chelsea
- Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Alaba, Nacho, Kroos, Benzema, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde, Vinicius, Mendy
- Chelsea XI: Mendy, James, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Loftus-Cheek, Alonso, Mount, Kovacic, Kante, Werner, Havertz
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Bale among Real Madrid subs
13 Lunin, 40 Fuidias, 11 Asensio, 12 Marclo, 16 Jovic, 17 Lucas Vazquez, 18 Bale, 19 Ceballos, 21 Rodrygo, 24 Mariano Diaz, 25 Camavinga, 41 Rafa Marin
Hat-trick hero Benzema captains Real
Carlo Ancelotti makes one change to the Real Madrid side that stunned Stamford Bridge in the first leg.
It comes in the back four where the suspended Eder Militao is replaced at centre-half by Nacho.
Veterans Luka Modric and Toni Kroos play alongside Brazilian Casemiro in a midfield three while another Brazilian - the exciting Vinicius Junior is part of a three-prong attack.
Karim Benzema has hit consecutive Champions League hat-tricks, and the free-scoring Frenchman leads the line - and captains the team.
1 Courtois; 2 Carvajal, 6 Nacho, 4 Alaba, 23 Mendy; 10 Modrid, 14 Casemiro, 8 Kroos; 15 Valverde, 9 Benzema, 20 Vinicius Junior
Blues big price to qualify
The bookies can't decide between the two sides when it comes to winning on the night, but - unsurprisingly - they make the Premier League club a big price to overturn their first leg deficit and qualify.
To win in 90 minutes:
- Real Madrid win 17/10
- Draw 13/5
- Chelsea win 6/4
To qualify for the semi-finals:
- Real Madrid to qualify 1/10
- Chelsea to qualify 11/2
correct at the time of post publication.
European champions daring to dream
Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the Champions League quarter-final, second leg between Real Madrid and Chelsea.
The Blues are on the brink after a first leg humbling by Los Blancos at Stamford Bridge six days ago.
Thomas Tuchel's team were stunned by a Karim Benzema hat-trick as they slipped to a 3-1 defeat, but the German hasn't give up hope that his side can overturn the deficit.
The Chelsea boss says his team can only dream of a comeback, but this manager has made a habit of making dreams come true since he walked through the door 15 months ago.
After a torrid week, the Londoners got back to winning ways in style by hitting Southampton for six on Saturday.
They only need half that tonight, but will need to do something that no other English club has ever managed - and win by two clear goals away at Real Madrid.
The Spanish giants specialise in this competition and, in former Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti, have an old master overseeing their success.
It's a tall order for Chelsea, highly improbable - but not impossible.
The action gets underway at the Bernabeu at 8pm, and teams news is imminent.
