Chelsea vs Real Madrid LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction as Benzema scores hat-trick

Chelsea 1-3 Real Madrid: Re action from the first leg of the quarter-final clash at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea and Real Madrid square off in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final (Action Images via Reuters)

Karim Benzema scored a scintillating hat-trick to put Real Madrid in control of their Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea, with a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge.

The Frenchman netted two sublime headers in the first half and, although Kai Havertz pulled one back for Chelsea with a header of his own before half-time, Benzema capitalised on a clanger from Edouard Mendy early in the second period to make it 3-1.

It was an incredibly entertaining, open game in west London but the Blues have it all to do in Madrid next week to take the defence of their Champions League trophy to the semi-final stage.

The contest is a rematch of one of last season’s semi-finals, where the Premier League side emerged as 3-1 aggregate winners, but this time they will have to produce an almighty European comeback to set up a last-four clash with either Manchester City or Atletico Madrid.

Follow all the reaction from Stamford Bridge below:

Chelsea vs Real Madrid - LIVE

• 46’ - GOAL! Benzema completes hat-trick after Mendy howler (1-3)
• 40’ - GOAL! Havertz heads home to get Chelsea back in it (1-2)
• 24’ - GOAL! Benzema quickly at the double with a second headed goal (0-2)
• 21’ - GOAL! Benzema powers in a stunning header from Vini Jr’s cross (0-1)

[6 April 2022 21:37 · Michael Jones]

Chelsea 1 - 3 Real Madrid

78 mins: Chance! Havertz is given the ball on the just outside the Real Madrid box and nicely spins away from Camavinga, He lets fly with a left footed shot but can’t beat Courtois and sends the effort straight at the Real goalkeeper.

[6 April 2022 21:34 · Michael Jones]

Chelsea 1 - 3 Real Madrid

75 mins: Toni Kroos goes off for Real Madrid with teenage midfielder Eduardo Camavinga the man to come on. Real Madrid are managing this game well. Chelsea are struggling to regain possession.

[6 April 2022 21:28 · Michael Jones]

Chelsea 1 - 3 Real Madrid

72 mins: Close! Chelsea work the ball up to Lukaku who gets dispossessed by Casemiro but the ball rolls out to Mason Mount. He runs onto a first time shot and almost curls it into back of the net from a long way out but the ball just drops on the wrong side of the crossbar!

[6 April 2022 21:26 · Michael Jones]

Chelsea 1 - 3 Real Madrid

69 mins: Chances! Reece James hangs a cross into the middle of the box and picks out Romelu Lukaku who whips his header wide of the right-hand post.

It’s Lukaku again! This time Cesar Azpilicueta swings a cross in from the left side. Lukaku positions himself in space and wins another header but once again misses the target!

[6 April 2022 21:24 · Michael Jones]

Chelsea 1 - 3 Real Madrid

67 mins: It’s getting a bit intense out there. Azpilicueta throws himself into a challenge on Modric and Chelsea scramble to get the ball away from the Real press. It comes out to Havertz on the right side and he’s fouled but the arriving Ferland Mendy.

[6 April 2022 21:21 · Michael Jones]

Chelsea 1 - 3 Real Madrid

64 mins: Eder Militao tried to keep on playing but he’s injured his leg and needs to be replaced with Nacho.

Thomas Tuchel takes the chance to make another two changes as well. Lukaku and Loftus-Cheek come on for Pulisic and Jorginho. Can they spark something before the end of the game?

[6 April 2022 21:17 · Michael Jones]

Chelsea 1 - 3 Real Madrid

61 mins: Havertz tries to weave his way around Militao but has to settle for a pass back to Pulisic just inside the box. Pulisic shifts onto his left foot and shoots but the effort is soft and Courtois grabs hold of it without too much trouble.

Eder Militao is down and receiving some treatment. Nacho has been sent out to warm up.

[6 April 2022 21:15 · Michael Jones]

Chelsea 1 - 3 Real Madrid

58 mins: Karim Benzema has become the first player ever to score a European hat-trick against Chelsea, with the Frenchman scoring his three goals after just 46 minutes of the game.

It’s also his second consecutive hat-trick in the Champions League having also scored three against PSG in the second leg of their last-16 tie.

[6 April 2022 21:13 · Michael Jones]

Chelsea 1 - 3 Real Madrid

55 mins: Ziyech’s corner comes to nothing for Chelsea and gets cleared by Real Madrid whose fans give them a loud cheer.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Romelu Lukaku are warming up for Chelsea, will we see them soon?

[6 April 2022 21:11 · Michael Jones]

Chelsea 1 - 3 Real Madrid

52 mins: Mateo Kovacic buys a free kick after drawing Luka Modric into the foul. Chelsea play it quickly with Kai Havertz sliding the ball into the box for Christian Pulisic. He attempts to cross the ball into the middle and wins a corner after his pass is blocked behind.