UEFA Champions League

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

  • 21': Karim Benzema
  • 74': Marco Asensio
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2 - 0
1st Leg
  • Red Card 59': Ben Chilwell

Real Madrid breeze past 10-man Chelsea in Champions League first leg

Real Madrid handily beat Chelsea 2-0 in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.

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

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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

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

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

CHE Chelsea (3-5-2)

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

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