Real Madrid Ousts Chelsea by Turning a Collapse Into a Classic
Real Madrid Ousts Chelsea by Turning a Collapse Into a ClassicA curving assist by Luka Modric and an extra-time header by Karim Benzema carried Real Madrid back to the Champions League semifinals.
MADRID — The noise rose and swelled with every second that ticked, changing timbre and tone as it did so.
It started with whistles, desperate and urgent, only to turn into something closer to a roar, formless and elemental, filled with angst and anticipation,
By the time the final whistle blew, it was so loud that it seemed to be bubbling up from the ground or rumbling down from the sky.
The release was still to come, as Real Madrid’s and Chelsea’s players collapsed to the turf, the victors on the day defeated and the beaten triumphant over two legs,
On one of Spain’s most hallowed soccer grounds, Chelsea came close to discovering the proper English translation of La Remontada—that is, until Karim Benzema tormented the Blues once again.
After Benzema’s 25-minute hat trick at Stamford Bridge seemed to bury the defending European champion with a 3–1 aggregate,
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