UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid and Chelsea will get underway tonight. The head coaches of Real Madrid and Chelsea have selected their starting lineups.
What transpired on the first leg of the race?
Karim Benzema can be summed up in two words. With two magnificent first-half headers, Real Madrid’s wily No9 secured his second consecutive hat-trick in the competition, putting the 13-time champions firmly in command. Even though the Blues had cut their deficit in half through Kai Havertz, Benzema capitalised on an Edouard Mendy slip just after half-time to complete his hat-trick and leave the holders with a mountain to climb in the Spanish capital on Wednesday.
In goal, Real Madrid have Courtois; Carvajal, Éder Militio; Alaba, Mendy; Kross, Casemiro, Modri; Valverde; Benzema, Vinicius Jnr; and Valverde and Benzema.
Blues: Mendy; Christensen; Thiago Silva; Rüdiger; James; Kanté; Jorginho; Mount; Azpilicueta; Havertz and Pulisic.