Chelsea defeat Real Madrid, advance to all-England Champions League final

Chelsea defeat Real Madrid, advance to all-England Champions League final

Chelsea Football club has secured the final spot in the UEFA Champions League final following a 2-0 win over Spanish giants Real Madrid at its home ground, Stamford Bridge.

The Blues defeated the 13-time European champions 3-1 on aggregate in the semifinal game on Wednesday night.

With this victory, the club set up an all-English Champions League final against Manchester City.

Chelsea had won the first leg of the fixture ended 1-1 in Santiago Bernabeu with Christian Pulisic and Karim Benzema on target.

An header from German striker Timo Werner in front of an empty net in the 28th minute after Kai Havertz’s initial effort came back off the crossbar, broke the deadlock.

Mason Mount’s tap-in five minutes from time took the scoreline to 2-0, earning the Blues their place in Istanbul on May 29.

N’golo Kante once again bossed the midfield alongside Jorginho leaving Real’s veteran midfielders; Kroos, Modric and Casemiro in his wake.

Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane welcomed back captain Sergio Ramos from injury for the first time in six weeks, while Eden Hazard was handed a rare start in an injury-hit season on his return to Stamford Bridge, though the Belgian couldn’t deliver his anticipated best.

Chelsea have now kept 18 clean sheets in 24 games since the appointment of Tuchel turned their season around.

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