They are celebrating a sweet defeat in Madrid. Ancelotti is convinced that magic works at Real Stadium – ŠPORT.SK

today 12:48 | London’s Chelsea footballers reached the semifinals of the Champions League 2021/2022 in Madrid, but Real could, as many times before, rely on Luke Modric and Karim Benzem. Read also VIDEO: Depreciated Chelsea reached the sensation, Real Madrid saved Benzema The sensational turnaround of the quarter-final double match did not take place on Tuesday, although the home team lost the lead 3: 1 from the opening match in England. Benzema scored in overtime, who scored a hat-trick last week, and the Spanish club had enough to lose 2: 3 pp. However, he first had to take over Modrič in order for the duel to get into overtime at all. Defenders of the trophy led 3-0 with goals from Mason Mount, Antonio Rüdiger and Tim Werner, and the 36-year-old Croatian midfielder made another of his memorable moves ten minutes before the end of regular time. He found Rodry on the outside of his right foot in the 16th, and the substitute, who had only been on the lawn for two minutes, lowered the volley. In the 96th minute, Vinicius Junior put Benzem on his way through the middle. Modrič’s contribution was not about a single glimmer of genius, but about a (more than) 120-minute performance on the entire course and in front of both sixteen. Rodryg’s pass was one of the 73 he gave away, only defender Daniel Carvajal had more. photo gallery Real Madrid – Chelsea FC Source: reuters Younger colleagues from the middle of the field Toni Kroos and Casemiro took turns during the second half, Modrič remained on the lawn until the final whistle. After him, he was declared the best player of the match and with Benzem they deservedly rested on the ground. Together they are 70 years old and together they are moving Real closer and closer to the fourteenth most valuable European club trophy. “It’s unreal, otherwise I can’t describe this match. We were on the verge of falling out in our first shot. Chelsea scored three nice goals, the third maybe with luck. We didn’t play a bad match, but the opponent took his chances. The coach made good substitutions, We had not given up and we still believed in. We showed great determination and the fans in the stadium drove us forward. They supported us and gave us strength, even though we lost 0: 3, “Modriča quoted the uefa.com portal. He also praised Chelsea: “After the first fight we knew it would be difficult. For me it is the toughest opponent, I watch them because of my friend Mate Kovacic. They play very hard, physically and compactly. It’s a very sweet loss. If you want to succeed in “In this competition, you have to beat everyone. It was important for us to get to the semifinals. We are in it and we can enjoy Wednesday’s revenge.” photo gallery Real Madrid – Chelsea FC Source: reuters Real will compete with Manchester City or Atletico Madrid in an elite quartet. He made it to the LM / EPM semifinals for the 31st time in history, which is eleven times more than the second most successful club in this regard. It was not enough for Chelsea to become only the second English team in all European competitions, which scored three goals on Real. Manchester United drew 3: 3 there in 1968. “At the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, you must never think something is lost. I can’t explain it, but there is magic in this stadium that helps,” coach Carlo Ancelotti said. Chelsea recovered after a shameful home defeat with Brentford 1: 4 and a subsequent failure with Real 1: 3. Over the weekend, she triumphed in the Premier League in Southampton 6-0 and was also entitled in Madrid, as evidenced by statistics. The home team outperformed the ball (57%: 43%), shots (29: 7), shots on goal (7: 4) or corner kicks (10: 1). “We were unlucky, so we’re sorry. We were humiliated by our mistakes and the purely individual quality of our opponents. We deserved to advance,” added guest coach Thomas Tuchel.