{"id":57344,"date":"2023-04-12T21:29:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T21:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/12\/ten-man-chelsea-lose-first-leg-away-to-real-madrid\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T21:29:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T21:29:37","slug":"ten-man-chelsea-lose-first-leg-away-to-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/12\/ten-man-chelsea-lose-first-leg-away-to-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten-man Chelsea lose first leg away to Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Real Madrid had eight attempts on target in the first half at the Bernabeu
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Chelsea have it all to do if they are to advance to the Champions League semi-finals after losing to holders Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n

Karim Benzema\u2019s tap-in \u2013 his 90th goal in the competition \u2013 gave Real boss Carlo Ancelotti the perfect start against his former club.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid struggled to add to their lead before Ben Chilwell was shown a straight red card in the 59th minute for fouling Rodrygo as the Brazil forward threatened to go clean through on goal.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea produced a battling performance but Real scored what could be a decisive second goal when Marco Asensio finished well after the visitors were caught out following a short corner.<\/p>\n

Chelsea carried more of an attacking threat after the tepid performance against Wolves in Frank Lampard\u2019s first game back, and had chances of their own.<\/p>\n

Joao Felix forced Thibaut Courtois into a smart save when the game was goalless before the former Chelsea keeper produced a fine diving stop to deny Raheem Sterling an equaliser.<\/p>\n

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