Real Madrid got a comfortable first leg victory over Chelsea in their UCL quarterfinal tie at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
In the 21st minute, Carvajal found Vinicius Jr who knocked the ball towards goal under pressure from Wesley Fofana but Kepa Arrizabalag could only parry it towards Karim Benzema who tapped into the gaping net for his 90th Champions League goal.
Lampard’s Blues were reduced to ten men after Ben Chilwell got his marching orders after a foul on Rodrygo in the second half.
Marco Asensio doubled the lead for Ancelotti’s men a few minutes after coming on with a sublime low shot into the bottom corner from just outside the area after being found by Vinicius Jr.
Benzema, whose last 11 UCL goals have come against Premier League opponents, also had another chance to add to the scoreline but he could only head over the bar after Kepa had parried Alaba’s cross directly to his head.
At the San Siro in Italy, Ismael Bennacer’s first half goal saw AC Milan defeat ten-man Napoli in the absence of star striker Victor Osimhen.
Zambo Anguissa was sent off after picking a second yellow in the fiesty Italian derby.