Real Madrid 2 Chelsea 0 LIVE RESULT: Benzema and Asensio give Los Blancos the advantage in Champions League – reaction

Real Madrid 1 Chelsea 0 - sub

54. Koulibaly looks to have hurt himself from catching up to Rodrygo earlier.

The defender is on the ground and can't continue.

And he's taken off for Marc Cucurella.

Real Madrid 1 Chelsea 0 - close

51. Real are almost two up!

Vinicius goes past James and Fofana before firing in a cross.

And Modric is on the end of it but sends his effort over the bar.

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49. Bad mistake from Chelsea as Rodrygo gets in behind from Courtois' kick.

But Koulibaly is back just in time to put out the fire.

Not the best start to the half from Chelsea.

All to play for

What did you make of that, Chelsea fans?

Some bright moments indeed.

But Real truly showed why they are the current champs as they grew more and more confident.

Real Madrid 1 Chelsea 0

43. Benzema and Thiago Silva are having a good battle at the back.

And the Brazilian gets the better of their latest tussle as he's fouled by the striker.

Lampard is on the sideline shouting encouragement at his players; they can't concede a second before the break as Vaverde goes close with a fierce shot.

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40. David Alaba fires a cheeky header at Kepa but it's swept up cleanly.

Real have got the crowd really going here tonight and they are cheering every pass and tackle.

Chelsea finally get some possession and move the ball up the pitch, but the danger is swiftly snuffed out by Camavinga.

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37. Good run by Reece James down the right, with Camavinga beaten in the speed race.

But James' cross is poor and is caught by Courtois, who immediately launches a counter.

Real walk through Fofana and Koulibaly but the flag is up for offside.

Real Madrid 1 Chelsea 0 - chance

34. Real get through again and this time it's Rodrygo who's on goal.

The Brazilian fires off a shot at Kepa but the Spaniard deflects it.

Unless Chelsea can get a grip back on the ball, it feels like a second Real strike is incoming...

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31. Chelsea are certainly not playing poorly by any means.

Joao Felix makes a clever turn and shoots, but his effort is blocked by a Real defender.

As for the hosts, they are feeding off the crowd's energy and are playing at a relentless pace.

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28. Real are starting to turn up the heat after taking the lead, with the game becoming very open.

Benzema is strutting his stuff up top, and Vinicius isn't looking half bad either.

Chelsea need to cut out the sloppy mistakes which are starting to creep in regularly.

Real Madrid 1 Chelsea 0 - another chance!

25. Off the line for Real!

Vinicius gets through again, dribbles past Fofana and chips over Kepa.

But Silva is in the right place at the right time and clears off the line.

Real Madrid 1 Chelsea 0 - close!

23. Almost an immediate equaliser for Chelsea.

Sterling pops in out of nowhere and fires a point-blank effort at goal.

But Courtois is on hand to keep the Englishman at bay.

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21. The deadlock is broken and it's that man Benzema again.

A chipped ball from Dani Carvajal splits Chelsea's defence, with Vinicius Jr tapping down to Benzema.

The Frenchman has an open goal and slots straight home for his 90th Champions League strike.

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19. Vinicius is starting to look more threatening as the game goes on.

And that's not good news for Fofana, who is already on a yellow.

But the Frenchman makes a good challenge to block the Brazilian's run.

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16. Becoming a bit more equal now, with Real pressing intensely to disrupt Chelsea's passing.

Vinicius goes down in the Blues' box after a nibble from Fofana but the ref isn't interested.

The crowd don't like it but it was the right call.

Real Madrid 0 Chelsea 0 - chance!

13. Karim Benzema gets his first sniff of goal.

The Frenchman plays a nice one-two with Vinicius Jr before firing off a shot from the side of the six-yard box.

But Kepa Arrizabalaga is equal to it and saves easily.

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11. Enzo is getting plenty of space in midfield and is looking for forward runs on the flank.

Chelsea are playing with a nice tempo here.

If they had an actual finisher up front, they could even be a goal up already.

Real Madrid 0 Chelsea 0 - yellow card

8. This time it's Eduardo Camavinga in the book.

The Frenchman gets caught out by Sterling and sticks a leg out in front of Real's box.

But the resulting free-kick is fired high and wide by Ben Chilwell.

Real Madrid 0 Chelsea 0 - yellow card

6. The visitors are looking sharp here.

Another close chance goes begging, with Chelsea already pinging the ball around.

But Vinicius Jr gets pulled down by Wesley Fofana and the defender is shown an early yellow.

Real Madrid 0 Chelsea 0 - close!

3. Joao Felix almost puts Chelsea ahead!

He runs onto a ball and goes clear of Real's defence as Eder Militao gives chase.

And the Brazilian does just enough as Felix's shot is saved by Thibaut Courtois.

Real Madrid 0 Chelsea 0

1 - Quick start from Real as they launch an attack down the right.

But quickly cut out by Mateo Kovacic.