The Champions League is the organization of… Real have 14 titles under their belt (double as many as Milan who follow them with 7) and have proved it once again, with Chelsea being the victim this time.

After 2-0 in Madrid with goals from Benzema and Asensio, Carlo Ancelotti’s team showed the great class, the high quality and the huge experience that has accompanied them over the years, winning again 2-0, with Rodrigo scoring both goals for the Merengues in London, guiding them to the semi-finals of the competition for the 11th time in the last 13 years and the 32nd time in their history.

It is noted that Real became the first away team to win twice at “Stamford Bridge” in the entire history of the Champions League (the first was on April 6, 2022 with a 3-1 result), while Rodrigo was 22 years old was 99 days old and became the youngest away player to score twice at the Blues’ stadium in Europe’s premier club competition.

The match

Frank Lampard ‘dreaded’ the game and set Chelsea up without Felix or Sterling in the eleven but with Gallagher supporting Havertz in attack in a 3-5-2 formation, with Carlo Ancelotti for his side relying on his preferred 4- 3-3 showed where he had a trio in the center of Modric, Kroos and Valverde and in attack Benzema, Vinicius and Rodrigo.

The first quarter at “Stamford Bridge” passed and did not rest, as both teams played very cautiously and did not open up, whereby the main thing was to press so as not to allow the opponent (good) circulation of the ball.

In the 11th minute, Chelsea had their first good chance of the game when Kante’s shot from a good position went wide of the Courtois left post, then the home side found yards on the field and frequently pressed into the penalty area the meringues but not to save one create another clean chance.

The Real team’s first ‘response’ came in the 20th minute, when Rodrigo’s shot from the side found the right post of Kepa’s goal, followed by two more good moments for the ‘merengues’, with Vinicius (28min) and Modric (32′) has an effort on goal, but Kepa shows excellent reflexes with just as many saves

Real made it 0-1 in the 38th minute, but Vinicius didn’t find the ball the way he would have liked after an excellent pass from Modric on the left, only for Chelsea’s biggest chance of the first half in added time. This took place in the 45+1′, with James cornering from the right and Koukoureja standing alone at the far post level with the small area, but his shot stopped at Courtois, who was using his huge body to hide his hearth.

As a result, both sides went into the dressing room at half-time without the ball, a result that disappointed Chelsea as Cukurea was able to make them believe more in qualifying while also leaving Real satisfied with the way they handled the match and took advantage of the have defended the first match.

In the second half, Chelsea attacked aggressively, knowing time was running out, and in the 52nd minute they had a great chance with Kante (the ball landed in Militao’s shot from the height of the small area), while in the 55th minute Fernandez also tried to threaten but Courtois declared “present” again.

These phases allowed the Blues to endure, but at the same time Real became even more “relentless”, which in the 58th minute gave London’s hopes of the big surprise an undeserved shot. Rodrigo advanced from the right trying to find Benzema, the ball reaching Vinicius who “served” it to the Brazilian and he made it 0-1 with a penalty kick from the height of the small area.

It was Rodrigo’s 14th Champions League goal in 37 games for the club, with Frank Lampard making three consecutive changes (Felix, Sterling and Mudrik) to strengthen his offensive line and camp Chelsea outside the Courtois area, but Real, who are angry from such games, defend in an exemplary manner and not allow the opponent big phases.

In fact, not only did they manage to neutralize any offensive threat posed by the hosts, but they also added the icing on the cake to their qualification in the 80th minute when Vinicius passed the ball to Valverde and generously offered it to Rodrigo with a solo energy that The Brazilian drew 2-0 in front of a defenseless home and has scored 10 goals in the Champions League in the last two seasons.

With this goal, the end of the game title was effectively canceled, with Chelsea being completely disappointed and not even finding the consolation goal in the series and Real relatively easily celebrating qualification for the top 4 teams in the Champions League, where they will play against them Winner of the game Manchester City – Bayern.

• CHELSEA: Kepa, Fofana, Thiago Silva, Chalobah, Fofana, James, Kovacic, Fernandes (Sterling 67′), Kante, Koukoreja (Mundrick 68′), Gallagher (Felix 67′), Havertz (Mount 77′)
• REAL: Courtois, Carvajal (82′ Nacho), Militao, Alaba (46′ Riedinger), Kamavinga, Kroos (76′ Thembayos), Modric, Valverde, Rodrigo (82′ Asensio), Benzema (71′ Tswameni), Vinicius

The results of the quarterfinals

FIRST GAMES

• Benfica – Inter 0-2 (51′ Barela, 82′ Penalty Lukaku)
• Manchester City – Bayern Munich 3-0 (27′ Rodri, 70′ Silva, 76′ Haaland)
• Milan – Naples 1-0 (40′ Benaser)
• Real Madrid – Chelsea 2-0 (21′ Benzema, 74′ Asensio)

SECOND GAMES

• Naples – Milan 1-1 (90+3′ Osimen / 43′ Giroud)
• Chelsea – really 0-2 (58′, 80′ Rodrigo)
• 19/04 22:00 Inter – Benfica
• 19/04 22:00 Bayern Munich – Manchester City

The schedule of the semifinals

FIRST GAMES

• 09 or 10/05 22:00 Milan – Benfica or Inter
• 09 or 10/05 22:00 Real – Manchester City or Bayern

SECOND GAMES

• 16 or 17/05 22:00 Benfica or Inter – Milan
• 16 or 17/05 22:00 Manchester City or Bayern – Real

The program of the final

• 10/06 22:00 Semifinal A – Semifinal B (“Atatürk”, Istanbul)