Real Madrid 2-3 Chelsea (Agg: 5-4 aet): Blues suffer agonising Champions League exit

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Real Madrid's players celebrate scoring against Chelsea in the Champions League

Chelsea's reign as European champions came to an agonising end despite beating Real Madrid on a night of high drama at the Bernabeu Stadium.

In a Champions League epic, Mason Mount's wonderful finish and Antonio Rudiger's powerful header wiped out Real's 3-1 first-leg advantage and brought the quarter-final tie level in Spain's capital.

Thomas Tuchel's side were outstanding throughout and Timo Werner's clever finish from an angle put them ahead for the first time on aggregate and within sight of a place in the semi-finals.

But substitute Rodrygo forced extra time with a volleyed finish before Karim Benzema, hat-trick hero in the first leg at Stamford Bridge six days ago, headed the decisive goal in the 96th minute to send Real through 5-4 on aggregate.

Benzema, who had earlier headed against the bar on a rollercoaster night, was unmarked when he scored to break Chelsea's hearts after Rudiger slipped inside the box.

In the end Chelsea, who played superbly, were made to pay for their first-leg performance as Tuchel's side just fell short of producing one of the great comebacks in the competition.

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Real Madrid

Squad number1Player nameCourtois
Squad number2Player nameCarvajal
Squad number6Player nameNacho
Squad number4Player nameAlaba
Squad number23Player nameMendy
Squad number10Player nameModric
Squad number14Player nameCasemiro
Squad number8Player nameKroos
Squad number15Player nameValverde
Squad number9Player nameBenzema
Squad number20Player nameVinícius Júnior

Squad number12Player nameMarcelo
Squad number17Player nameLucas Vázquez
Squad number19Player nameDani Ceballos
Squad number21Player nameRodrygo
Squad number25Player nameCamavinga

Chelsea

Squad number16Player nameMendy
Squad number24Player nameJames
Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Squad number2Player nameRüdiger
Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
Squad number7Player nameKanté
Squad number8Player nameKovacic
Squad number3Player nameAlonso
Squad number19Player nameMount
Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Squad number11Player nameWerner

Squad number5Player nameJorginho
Squad number10Player namePulisic
Squad number17Player nameSaúl
Squad number22Player nameZiyech

Line-ups

Real Madrid

Formation 4-3-3

1Courtois
2CarvajalBooked at 118mins
6NachoSubstituted forVázquezat 88'minutes
4Alaba
23MendySubstituted forMarceloat 78'minutes
10Modric
14CasemiroSubstituted forRodrygoat 78'minutes
8KroosSubstituted forCamavingaat 73'minutesBooked at 90mins
15ValverdeBooked at 68mins
9BenzemaBooked at 37mins
20Vinícius JúniorSubstituted forCeballosat 115'minutes

Substitutes

11Asensio
12Marcelo
13Lunin
16Jovic
17Vázquez
18Bale
19Ceballos
21Rodrygo
24Mariano
25Camavinga
40Fuidias
41Marín Zamora

Chelsea

Formation 3-4-1-2

16Mendy
24JamesBooked at 10mins
6Thiago Silva
2Rüdiger
12Loftus-CheekSubstituted forSaúlat 105'minutes
7KantéSubstituted forZiyechat 100'minutesBooked at 102mins
8KovacicSubstituted forJorginhoat 105'minutes
3Alonso
19Mount
29HavertzBooked at 109mins
11WernerSubstituted forPulisicat 83'minutes

Substitutes

1Arrizabalaga
4Christensen
5Jorginho
10Pulisic
13Bettinelli
14Chalobah
17Saúl
22Ziyech
28Azpilicueta
31Sarr
68Vale

Live Text

Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Chelsea 3.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Real Madrid 2, Chelsea 3.
Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Jorginho (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech following a corner.
Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by David Alaba.
Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid).
Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Vinícius Júnior.
Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
Kai Havertz (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.