Global Courant 2023-04-19 01:57:42
Real Madrid win it 2-0 against Chelsea with a brace from Rodrygo, in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final at Stamford Bridge. The meringues are advancing to the semifinals.
The white team made good the 2-0 first leg and resisted a Chelsea that was about to take the lead in the last minute of the first half with a shot from Marc Cucurella from point-blank range that Courtois saved.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men had a shot off a post from Rodrygo Goes and good chances from Luka Modric and Vinícius Júnior, while the best for the ‘Blues’ came in added time, when Cucurella was completely alone at the far post and he ran into a spectacular save from Thibaut Courtois.
THE DOUBLE OF RODRYGO
In the 58th minute, a great pass from Éder Militao to Rodrygo, who escapes and leaves Trevoh Chalobah behind, enters the area, makes the pass of death for Karim Benzema, who could not connect the ball, controls Vinicius and passes it to him again a compatriot who shot Kepa with his left hand.
At 79′, a pass from Vinicius to Fede Valverde, a crack play by the Uruguayan entering the area and leaving the ball on a tray for Rodrygo who only had to push it into the back of the London goal.
The Real Madrid coach repeated the starting lineup against Chelsea compared to the one he beat the English team in the first leg at the Bernabéu played last Wednesday.
A starting formation, with the Frenchman Eduardo Camavinga as the left back and the Brazilian Rodrygo as the far right, which also gave him good results at the Camp Nou, where Real Madrid won 0-4.
In Ancelotti’s eleven there were two players ready for the semifinals in case they saw yellow, the Spanish Dani Carvajal and the Brazilian Éder Militao, who was finally reprimanded.
At Chelsea, Lampard left Joao Félix and Raheem Sterling on the bench. He continued with his scheme of three centrals with the entry of Trevoh Chalobah for Koulibaly, who was injured at the Bernabéu, and Marc Cucurella also enters on the left side for Ben Chilwell, sent off.
STARTING LINEUPS:
CHELSEA: Kepa; James, Fofana, Thiago Silva, Chalobah, Cucurella; Enzo, Kante, Kovacic; Gallagher and Havertz.
REAL MADRID: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Camavinga; Kroos, Modric, Fede Rodrygo, Vinícius and Benzema.
REFEREE: Daniele Orsato (ITA).
