Real Madrid gained significant advantage over Chelsea in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal clash, played at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. Kai Havertz managed to get a goal for the Blues, but Karim Benzema made sure Los Blancos went back to Madrid happy with a hat-trick.
Speaking to the press after the match, Real boss Carlo Ancelotti was full of praise for the 34-year-old striker.
🗣 “Benzema is a complete player. We are lucky to have him.”
Carlo Ancelotti praises Real Madrid’s hat-trick hero for not only his goal contributions but his overall game pic.twitter.com/obkJaCNvTq
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) April 7, 2022
Ancelotti spent two years in charge at Chelsea, and he has expressed hope his former club recover from the crisis currently plaguing them.
🗣 “Chelsea will forever be in my heart, I hope they will be one of the best teams in Europe, as they did in the past years.”
Carlo Ancelotti sends a nice message to his former club when asked about their change of ownership pic.twitter.com/UpPZUQjBog
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) April 7, 2022
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