Chelsea entertained Real Madrid at the Nou Camp earlier tonight as they looked to earn a positive result at home. The Blues made a poor start to the game as they conceded the opening goal in the 21st minute when Karim Benzema scored with a solid header. The French striker doubled Los Blancos’ advantage just three minutes later when he found the back of the net with another header. However, Kai Havertz got his name on the scoresheet with a good header in the 40th minute as Chelsea went into the half-time break 2-1 down on the scoreline.
Benzema capitalised on a mistake from the home side and completed his hattrick in the 46th minute. The Blues failed to come up with another response and crashed to a 3-1 defeat in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player performed during the match against Los Blancos.
GK: Edouard Mendy – 5/10
The Senegalese keeper made a couple of saves during the game but was guilty of gifting the visitors their third goal after his mistake was pounced on by Benzema.
CB: Andreas Christensen – 5.5/10
He failed to give a good account of himself defensively in the first half and got substituted at half-time.
CB: Thiago Silva – 6/10
The Brazilian defender earned the ball back a couple of times but couldn’t stop Benzema from wreaking havoc.
CB: Antonio Rudiger – 5/10
The German centre-back looked shaky when defending inside his half but was guilty of committing a poor error in the lead-up to Madrid’s third goal
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RM: Reece James – 7/10
The English talent caused a few problems for the opposition but was vulnerable on the defensive third of the pitch.
CM: N’Golo Kante – 6/10
Kante made one good chance going forward but got replaced at half-time.
CM: Jorginho – 6.5/10
He set up Havertz’s goal and was always looking to create some chances for others around him. However, Jorginho could last only 63 minutes before he was taken off.
LM: Cesar Azpilicueta – 6.5/10
The Spaniard made a few crucial clearances at the back and had some bright moments in the opponent’s half
RAM: Mason Mount – 6/10
Mount had a few lively moments but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
LAM: Christian Pulisic – 5.5/10
He was quiet for most of the game and was replaced after the hour mark.
ST: Kai Havertz – 7.5/10
Havertz was a constant threat up top and took his goal well before the half-time break.
Substitutes:
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 6.5/10
He added some energy to Chelsea’s midfield
RAM: Hakim Ziyech – 6/10
Ziyech offered very little after coming off the bench.
CM: Ruben Loftus-Cheek – 6/10
He made some solid tackles in midfield.
ST: Romelu Lukaku – 6/10
Lukaku hardly got a sniff at goal.
