An incredible match! Chelsea’s brave performance was not enough, Ancelotti: There is magic here that helps us – Športky.sk

The joy of Real Madrid players Source: SITA / AP / Manu Fernandez MADRID – The London 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. The sensational turnaround of the quarter-final double match did not take place on Tuesday, although the home team lost a 3: 1 lead in the opening time 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. Photo gallery (14) Source: SITA / AP / Manu Fernandez Modrič’s contribution was not about a single glimmer of genius, but about (above) a 120-minute performance on the entire course and before both sixteen. Rodryg’s pass was one of the 73 he gave away, only defender Daniel Carvajal had more. The 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. Photo gallery (14) Source: SITA / AP / Manu Fernandez “It’s unreal, otherwise I can’t describe this match. We were on the verge of falling in our first shot. Chelsea scored three nice goals, the third maybe with luck. We didn’t play bad. The coach made good substitutions, which had a significant impact on the development of the game. They supported us and gave us strength, even though we lost 0: 3, “Modrich quoted Modrich, who also praised Chelsea:” After the first fight, we knew it would be difficult. to my friend Mate Kovacic. They play very hard, physically and compactly. It’s a very sweet loss. If you want to succeed 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. ” At the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the magic of Real will compete in an elite quarture with Manchester City or Atletico Madrid. 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 that something is lost. I can’t explain it, but there is magic in this stadium that helps us,” 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. Photo gallery (14) Source: SITA / AP / Manu Fernandez Photo gallery for article Number of photos: 14 Author: © Zoznam Source: TASR