Real Madrid Ousts Chelsea by Turning a Collapse Into a Classic

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Real Madrid Ousts Chelsea by Turning a Collapse Into a Classic A curving assist by Luka Modric and an extra-time header by Karim Benzema carried Real Madrid back to the Champions League semifinals.

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MADRID — The noise rose and swelled with every second that ticked, changing timbre and tone as it did so.

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It started with whistles, desperate and urgent, only to turn into something closer to a roar, formless and elemental, filled with angst and anticipation,

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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.

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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,

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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.

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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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