Champions League: Real Madrid beat 10-man Chelsea, AC Milan edge Napoli in quarter-final first leg

By India Today Sports Desk: Reigning Champions League winners Real Madrid defeated 10-man Chelsea and AC Milan edged Napoli inside the quarter-final first leg on Wednesday, April 12.

A faucet-in from Karim Benzema and substitute Marco Asensio’s extremely efficient strike highlighted the movement 2-0 on the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Spain. Ismael Bennacer earned AC Milan a 1-0 win over Napoli as Milan took a step in path of reaching the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 16 years.

Real Madrid vs Chelsea

Benzema scored his ninetieth Champions League intention, with the ultimate 11 coming in direction of English golf gear. The 2022 Ballon d’Or winner remodeled one from stage clear range inside the twenty first minute to current Real Madrid an early lead. Chelsea, on their half, received right here shut to realize an equaliser inside the first half, nonetheless Joao Felix and Raheem Sterling had been denied by Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who was having fun with in direction of his former membership.

Chelsea, who simply currently observed a third change of their managerial division with Frank Lampard altering Graham Potter, suffered a setback inside the 59th minute when Ben Chilwell was confirmed a crimson card for bringing down Rodrygo.

Substitute Asensio obtained a cross from Vinicius on the sting of the sector and he drilled a low shot that went by way of the legs of Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana and previous goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga’s dive. The win put Real Madrid ahead of Chelsea inside the quarter-final. The two sides will meet inside the second leg on April 18.

AC Milan vs Napoli

Serie A leaders Napoli and seven-time European champions Milan had their first European battle on a moist night. Napoli started off correctly, with their 0-4 defeat in direction of Milan in Serie A behind their ideas. But it was AC Milan who broke the deadlock 5 minutes sooner than the first time. Brahim Diaz organize Bennacer to hit a low shot contained within the far publish.

Napoli suffered a setback 16 minutes into the second half as midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa obtained a second yellow card for pushing Theo Hernandez. AC Milan and Napoli will battle inside the second leg on April 18.