VIDEO Forgotten pass nearly costs Benzema his head at Stamford Bridge | Football

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“These are magical evenings, just like the one against Paris Saint-Germain in the Bernabéu,” said Benzema in front of the camera of RMC Sports, also referring to the eighth finals. He was also accurate against PSG three times. “We came to win, to show that we are Real Madrid. It worked well for us, from the first to the last minute. If we show a Real like tonight, it will be easier for us.”

Benzema scored twice with a header in the first half and took advantage of a blunder in the second half by Chelsea goalkeeper Édouard Mendy. “They are all important goals, but I’m glad I made the third one, because I missed a big chance at the end of the first half and I kept thinking about that.”

Benzema forgets pass

It almost never happened that Benzema produced a hat-trick. Because: the French superstar was almost not even allowed to participate.

Benzema had lost his match pass on arrival at Stamford Bridge. “When he got off the bus without a pass, I told him that he shouldn’t be allowed to play without a pass,” laughed coach Carlo Ancelotti after the game. “Fortunately, the masseur of the team quickly found the pass.”

Ancelotti beamed after the match. The Italian coach had only just returned from quarantine after a corona infection and had therefore had an unpleasant period. He made it to London just in time to sit on the couch. “It is very difficult to coach a game from home. The concentration is much better when you are with your players and see each other’s faces.”