Rodrygo and Benzema drag Ancelotti to the semifinals

The real Madrid is in the semifinal of Champions Leaguethe eighth as a coach for Carlo Ancelotti. To get there, however, the Merengues had to experience the pains of hell at the Bernabeu, going under 0-3 after the 3-1 first leg for the goals of Mount, Rudiger e Werner (plus a goal disallowed to Alonso). In the darkest moment it was Real’s evening that lit up Modric with a sci-fi assist for the 1-3 of Rodrygo which led to the challenge to extra time. At 96 ‘the usual took care of it Benzema to find the header that earned him the qualification to real Madrid.

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THE MATCH
Everyone fell for it again. The real Madrid wounded, dying on the Bernabeu lawn, he was considered over too early and the fate of the match, of the qualification and – who knows – of the competition, changed completely in a flash. That of genius to be exact, of that genius precisely that in the Croatian registry office responds to the name of Modric Luka. With his assist from 35 meters of right winger brushed on Rodrygo’s run, Real Madrid raised their heads after 80 ‘of slaps taken from all sides and from every angle from the Chelsea in Tuchel up to 0-3. Then the play of the champion, the “magic bean” of Dragonball revitalized the Merengues and gave Madrid back to the Champions League. The Benzema’s company in the supplement to certify and homologate everything.

This time we fell for the Chelseabut how not to delude yourself that you have knocked out the real Madrid e Ancelotti after eighty minutes of absolute domination from a technical, tactical and physical point of view. A monologue that led the Blues to 3-0, complete with a goal canceled by the Var to Alonso for a touch of hand in the area after a rebound. All with full merit starting from an asymmetrical 3-4-1-2 that put Real Madrid’s dribble in great difficulty. There Mount position between Modric and Carvajal he opened the lock of Ancelotti’s fort more than once, unlocking the match in the 15th minute and fielding an aggression that annihilated the hosts and cooled the Bernabeu. Rudiger on the developments of a corner he signed the 0-2 that balanced the double challenge, then Werner with a quarter of an hour to go, the whole stadium froze, sending Carvajal and Casemiro to sit for the 3-0.

Then the changes or, who knows, providence. Camavinga and Rodrygo changed the face of the match with their dynamism, but Ancelotti can thank theModric-Benzema axis for the umpteenth rebirth of a true Phoenix, when everything seemed lost. Rodrygo’s 1-3 extended the game by half an hour, as much as Pulisic’s sideline error in full recovery. Then he thought about it Benzema in the first extra time to stamp the header after a ball recovered by Camavinga and finished by Vinicius.

REPORT CARDS
Modric 7,5 – In an evening full of goals, emotions, twists and turns, the highlight of the match remains his 35-meter wide assist. A feast for the eyes, the classic game that is worth the ticket price and, in this case, a season. In the most difficult moment of the competition, the champion took his team by the hand.

Benzema 7 – Play and score. So far everything is regular. A game of sacrifice and pressure, seeing it too little but always with danger. Deadly when needed, but always ready to help the team even when they no longer have any.

Camavinga 7 – His entrance gives life and leg to the maneuver of Real Madrid. Decisive in recovering the ball that leads to Benzema’s winning goal.

Rudiger 7 – The backlash on Benzema’s header, on which he could not have done anything, only partially stains an evening as an absolute protagonist. Not only for the goal, but above all for an aggressive performance and in constant attacking projection to lead the charge of Chelsea.

Mount 7 – His position sends the defensive phase of Real Madrid into a tailspin, jousting on the left between Modric and Casemiro. He unlocks the match, but with his movements he is impregnable and unpredictable.

Alonso 7 – On the left he does what he wants, even scoring as an ex then canceled by the Var. He does it again by entering the action of Werner’s goal.

THE TABLE
REAL MADRID-CHELSEA 2-3 dts (and. 3-1)
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois 6.5; Carvajal 5.5, Nacho 5 (43′ st Vazquez 6), Alaba 5.5, Mendy 5 (33′ st Marcelo 6); Kroos 5.5 (28′ st Camavinga 7), Casemiro 6 (33′ st Rodrygo 7), Modric 7.5; Valverde 5.5, Benzema 7, Vinicius Jr 7 (10′ sts Ceballos sv). Available: Lunin, Fuidias, Asensio, Jovic, Bale, Mariano, Marin. All.: Ancelotti 5.5.
Chelsea (4-3-3): Mendy 6; James 6.5, Thiago Silva 6, Rudiger 7, Alonso 7; Kanté 6 (9 ‘pts Ziyech 6), Loftus-Cheek 6.5 (1’ sts Niguez sv), Kovacic 6.5 (1 ‘sts Jorginho 6); Mount 7, Havertz 6.5, Werner 7 (38 ‘pulisic 5.5). A disp .: Kepa, Bettinelli, Christensen, Chalobah, Azpilicueta, Sarr, Vale. All .: Tuchel 6.5.
Referee: Marciniak (Polonia)
Markers: 15′ Mount (C), 6′ st Rudiger (C), 30′ st Werner (C), 35′ st Rodrygo (R), 6′ pts Benzema (R)
Ammonites: Benzema, Valverde, Camavinga, Carvajal (R); James, Havertz, Ziyech (C)
Expelled: nobody
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