Targets from Mason Mount, Antonio Rudiger and Timo Werner had regarded to present the reigning European champion one other iconic win within the competitors, however Madrid bit again with simply 10 minutes remaining to pressure extra-time.
Madrid’s first purpose was merely a murals, orchestrated by the good Luka Modrić. The midfielder executed an ideal go with the skin of his boot, permitting Rodrygo to volley dwelling from shut vary.
Impartial followers welcomed one other half-hour of chaotic soccer, and it was Madrid who discovered the decisive purpose in extra-time, with Benzema heading dwelling an excellent cross from Vinícius Jr.
“The extra I endure, the happier I’m,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti advised reporters after the sport. “It was quite a lot of struggling, although.
“We gained as a result of we had the vitality to maintain the match alive. The gamers had been courageous and confronted it like warriors,” he added.
‘There aren’t any regrets’
After wanting lackluster within the first-leg, Chelsea was a lot improved for its journey to Spain and got here so near a memorable win.
The three objectives had briefly silenced the house help and Madrid was struggling to put a glove on the Premier League outfit.
In reality, Chelsea had probabilities all through the sport to complete off the tie and even had a purpose disallowed by the video assistant referee (VAR) after Marcos Alonso was dominated to have dealt with the ball earlier than lashing his effort into the highest nook of the online.
Even in extra-time, with Madrid hanging on, Chelsea went shut quite a lot of occasions however failed to seek out the all essential purpose that may have seen it pressure a penalty shootout.
Notably, Kai Havertz — who was distinctive within the second leg — ought to have executed higher with a free header contained in the field which he steered huge.
Supervisor Thomas Tuchel, who was always stalking the touchline and shouting at his gamers through the match, mentioned he was pleased with the workforce regardless of being knocked out.
“We went to the complete restrict in the present day. I am very pleased with my gamers and I believe we deserved to qualify however luck was not on our facet,” mentioned Tuchel, who was proven a yellow card for his passionate protests towards the referee within the closing levels.
“There aren’t any regrets. These are the sorts of defeats you may take with pleasure as a sportsman. The demand at Chelsea could be very excessive and the gamers responded in a means that makes all of us proud.”
Finally, it was 13-time European champion Actual Madrid who as soon as once more discovered a option to win and can now face both Manchester Metropolis or Atlético Madrid within the closing 4.
