Karim Benzema Scores As Real Madrid Beat Chelsea 2-0 In First Leg Of Champions League Quarter-Final

Goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio secured a win for Real Madrid as they beat 10-man Chelsea 2-0 in the Champions League quarter-final first-leg on Wednesday.

The record 14-time winners and reigning champions eased to a comfortable win against Frank Lampard’s side, who had Ben Chilwell sent off in the second half for pulling down Rodrygo Goes as he ran through on goal.

Benzema netted from close range after 21 minutes after Kepa Arrizabalaga tipped a Vinicius Junior effort into his path.

Despite controlling the game, Madrid had to wait until the 74th minute for their second, with Asensio drilling home from the edge of the box after a short corner routine.

In a battle between the last two Champions League winners, Madrid demonstrated their strength with an impressive display, while Chelsea showed why they are struggling in 11th in the Premier League.

“It was one of our best games of the season, but we have the second leg to go and we have to keep calm and go out there as strongly as we came out today,” Vinicius made this known in an interview.

“We had a lot of space and we always want to score more goals, but we played against a great team — we know that it’s hard to play away, so that’s why we wanted to score more.”