MADRID—Karim Benzema struck yet again against Chelsea, and Real Madrid is a step closer to eliminating the English club for the second straight season in the Champions League.
Vinícius Júnior thrived with two assists and Marco Asensio also scored in Madrid’s 2–0 win in the first leg of the quarterfinals on Wednesday, April 12, in the latest meeting between the last two European champions.
Chelsea played the final half-hour with 10 men after Ben Chilwell was sent off for stopping a Madrid breakaway. It was a second consecutive defeat for new Chelsea interim manager Frank Lampard after he replaced Graham Potter amid the team’s disappointing results….