Rodrygo scored the opener early with a close-range strike after brilliant individual play by Vinicius.
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Karim Benzema has reportedly extended his contract with Real Madrid until the summer of 2024.
Los Blancos entered Tuesday’s quarter-final second leg with a strong advantage, having recorded a 2-0 win when the two teams locked horns at Bernabeu in the reverse fixture last week.
Benzema, the scourge of Chelsea at the same stage of the competition last season, converted from point blank range in the 21st minute when Kepa Arrizabalaga saved from Vinicius Junior but could only touch the ball in the direction of the Frenchman.
The Spain Under-21 international was reportedly involved in a heated confrontation with Valverde shortly after the game.
Madrid’s first home loss in the domestic league comes four days before it hosts Chelsea in the Champions League quarterfinals
A Karim Benzema hat-trick and a Vinicius Junior strike earned a 4-0 Clasico victory over FC Barcelona at Camp Nou.
On the back of his comments regarding his Spurs squad after the 3-3 draw at Southampton, Antonio Conte departed the club on Sunday evening.
Real Madrid or Chelsea will play the home leg first of a semi-final against Man. City or Bayern
The Belgian winger was Chelsea’s player of the year in 2018-19, his final season at Stamford Bridge.
Klopp’s side have little time to recover before Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 second leg against Real Madrid
Renewing hostilities nine months on from last season’s final, it was goalkeeping gaffes galore in the first half.
The announcement comes three days after Real Madrid lifted the trophy in Morocco, following a thrilling 5-3 win over Al-Hilal, the first Saudi club to reach the final of the tournament.
Los Blancos beat Al Ahly in the semi-finals to advance to Saturday’s showpiece event, while Al-Hilal navigated their way past Brazilian giants Flamengo in the final four.
African champions Al Ahly had their fair share of chances, but Madrid’s superior quality on Wednesday ensured they had enough to see them off and set up a date with Al Hilal in Saturday’s final.
This is because he will be missing several key players due to injuries in the crucial Club World Cup semifinal game.
Atletico took the lead with Alvaro Morata scoring from close range following Nahuel Molina’s low cross.
Leaders FC Barcelona climbed to 44 points, six ahead of their bitter rivals Real Madrid who have a game in hand and will visit Athletic Bilbao later on Sunday.
The win helped to give manager Xavi a first major trophy of his reign.
In the semifinal match, Real Madrid drew first blood as French forward Karim Benzema scored from the penalty spot in the 39th minute at King Fahd Stadium.