{"id":1048801,"date":"2022-04-07T19:29:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T19:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/07\/chelsea-hammered-at-home-by-real-madrid-as-benzema-nets\/"},"modified":"2022-04-07T19:29:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T19:29:16","slug":"chelsea-hammered-at-home-by-real-madrid-as-benzema-nets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/07\/chelsea-hammered-at-home-by-real-madrid-as-benzema-nets\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea hammered at home by Real Madrid as Benzema nets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/3350915-68498568-2560-1440-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Karim Benzema of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring their team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg One match between Chelsea FC and Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge on April 06, 2022 in London, England Image credit: Getty Images\" title=\"Karim Benzema of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring their team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg One match between Chelsea FC and Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge on April 06, 2022 in London, England  Image credit: Getty Images\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karim Benzema of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring their team&#8217;s second goal during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg One match between Chelsea FC and Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge on April 06, 2022 in London, England<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Karim Benzema scored a second consecutive Champions League hat-trick as Real Madrid stunned holders Chelsea to take a 3-1 lead in the first leg of their quarter-final at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman followed up his tie-winning heroics against Paris Saint-Germain in the previous round with another devastating contribution to leave the Blues on the brink ahead of next week\u2019s trip to the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n<p>Benzema set the tone when he powered home a pair of technically brilliant headers in three first-half minutes to put the Spaniard\u2019s firmly in control.<\/p>\n<p>A shell-shocked Chelsea eventually responded just before the interval through a Kai Havertz header but they were left with a mountain to climb within seconds of the restart.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>A howler from Edouard Mendy presented Benzema with a present and he duly rolled into an empty net to gobble up a treble and restore the away side\u2019s two-goal cushion.<\/p>\n<p>Substitute Romelu Lukaku blew a big chance for Thomas Tuchel\u2019s side to reduce the arrears and the let-off allowed the La Liga leaders to come through an intense finale unscathed.<\/p>\n<p>Real will now host Getafe on Saturday prior to welcoming the Blues to the Bernabeu for the second leg on Tuesday evening. 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