Chelsea faced off against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to overturn a 3-1 deficit from the first leg. The Blues began the game well and opened the goal-scoring in the 15th minute courtesy of Mason Mount’s right-footed strike. Thomas Tuchel’s men controlled the game well and got into the half-time break 1-0 ahead on the night.
Antonio Rudiger scored Chelsea’s second goal with a powerful header in the 51st minute. Timo Werner put his team 3-0 ahead in the 75th minute but Rodrygo got a goal back for Los Blancos just five minutes later which took the match to extra time as it finished 4-4 on aggregate.
Karim Benzema scored the only goal in extra time as the contest finished 3-2 in favour of Thomas Tuchel’s men. However, Chelsea ended up losing the tie on aggregate by a 5-4 scoreline which knocked them out of the UEFA Champions League.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player performed during the clash against Los Blancos.
GK: Edouard Mendy – 6/10
He made a couple of saves during the game but will be disappointed after conceding two goals tonight.
CB: Reece James – 7.5/10
James got stuck in with plenty of tackles and was also quite lively with the ball going forward.
CB: Thiago Silva – 7/10
The Brazilian talent made some crucial defensive contributions and was good on the ball as well.
CB: Antonio Rudiger – 8/10
The German centre-back did his fair share of defending and deserves a pat on the back for keeping the opposition attackers frustrated for most of the game. He also scored a good goal with a solid header early in the second half.
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RM: Ruben Loftus-Cheek – 7/10
He was not shy of a tackle and made two good chances in the final third.
CM: N’Golo Kante – 7/10
Kante anchored the midfield with conviction and engineered a couple of decent opportunities in the Real Madrid half.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 7.5/10
He caused a lot of headaches for the opposition defenders and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
LM: Marcos Alonso – 7/10
The Spaniard was defensively solid and created a few meaningful openings for his teammate up top.
CAM: Mason Mount – 8/10
Mount opened the goal-scoring in the 15th minute and has also got an assist to his name.
ST: Kai Havertz – 7/10
He was a threat in front of the Madrid goal but wasted a lot of chances to find the back of the net.
ST: Timo Werner – 8.5/10
Werner had one of his best games in a Chelsea shirt. He caused all kinds of headaches for the opposition centre-backs and did well to register a goal and an assist during the 90 minutes.
Substitutes:
ST: Christian Pulisic – 6/10
He had a few promising moments in the game but failed to register a goal.
RW: Hakim Ziyech – 6.5/10
Ziyech was a threat out on the flanks.
CM: Jorginho – 6/10
He added some bite and steel to Chelsea’s midfield.
CM: Saul Niguez – 6/10
He brought some energy to Tuchel’s midfield.
