French superstar and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, expressed his great happiness with his 3-1 victory over Chelsea, scoring a hat-trick in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. The forward struck twice within three minutes in the minutes 21 and 24 to put the Spanish giants ahead on Wednesday, before making it three just after half time, before he adds his third goal at the minute 46. Following the clash, Benzema expressed his sensational saying: “We're in good shape and fought until the very end. We came into the game to win and when Madrid takes that approach it's really positive for us. We now face a game in front of our fans, at our stadium and will be giving our all to win the game, which is also a very important one”. About his best goal, he commented:“The three goals are really important. I’m most pleased about scoring the third because I missed one in the first half and I was thinking about that. It’s important to score goals. Then I got another chance and I scored, so I’m really pleased”.

Villarreal of Spain scored a valuable victory over its guest Bayern Munich, with a clean goal, in the match that brought them together on Wednesday evening, at La Ceramica stadium, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the European Champions League for the current season 2021-2022.Bayern Munich was unequivocally dismantled by Villarreal of Spain in a 1-0 Champions League defeat where nothing went right and even the team felt lucky to have walked away with only a one goal deficit on aggregate. Dutch striker Arnot Dangoma scored Villarreal's in the 8th minute, after changing the direction of Daniel Parejo's shot past Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Villarreal had a Francis Coquelin effort in the 42nd minute chalked off after a brief VAR check for offside. The second leg match of the quarter-finals of the Champions League is scheduled at the Allianz Arena April 12th in Munich next Tuesday.

Real Madrid put the Spanish team ahead in the semi-finals of the European Champions League, after beating Chelsea 3-1, during the match that brought them together at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Europe. Karim Benzema's majestic hat-trick - his second in as many Champions League games - gave Real Madrid a memorable 3-1 victory over Chelsea in the first leg of their quarter-final. Real Madrid owes to the team's brilliant star and Captain; Benzema’s sheer expertise was thrillingly decisive scored a hat-trick in the 21st, 24th and 46th minutes, respectively. Kai Havertz brought Chelsea back into the tie in the 40th minute with a header with a brave header, ignoring Dani Carvajal’s flying boot to power Reece James’s cross through Thibaut Courtois before the end of the first half. Real Madrid are through in setting foot in the semi-finals, before the return leg, which will be held at Santiago Bernabeu stadium, next Tuesday, 12 April. Chelsea line-up:  Goalkeepers: Edward Mendy

The Spanish giants have welcomed back their manager Carlo Ancelotti on the day of their Champions League match at Stamford Bridge, the Spanish club Real Madrid announced today, Wednesday. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has got the green light to travel to London after testing negative for COVID-19 about a week ago, as he will be ready to lead the team in its strong clash against Chelsea tonight at Stamford Bridge, in the first leg of the quarter-finals UEFA Champions League. Real Madrid CF is pleased to announce that our coach Carlo Ancelotti has returned a negative result for COVID-19, and will therefore travel to London this morning to join up with the first team. The 62-year-old Italian tested positive for coronavirus last week. He missed the 2-1 win over Celta Vigo at the weekend. This made him doubtful for the first leg of Real Madrid’s Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea on Wednesday. Real Madrid are in the Champions League quarter-finals after defeating PSG 3-1 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate.

Spanish media reports revealed that Real Madrid has set the date for the presentation of France international and PSG striker Kylian Mbappe, in the event of obtaining they succeeded his services during the upcoming summer transfer Mercato. According to the famous Spanish “El Chiringuito” program, Real Madrid has set the end of next May, as the date for the presentation of star Killian Mbappe, in the event that the royal deal is terminated during the coming period. The Spanish program added that if the Royal reaches the Champions League final, the presentation of the French star will be postponed to the first of next June. Real Madrid is seeking the services of the 23-year-old, Mbappe, in a free transfer deal, especially since his contract with the Parisian expires next June. Mbappe had sparked widespread controversy about his future destination after the end of the Lorient match, last Sunday night, after being asked about his future, saying: "Is it possible to stay at PSG? Yes, of course!'” “If I had made my decision, I would have said so,” Mbappe told Amazon Prime. “I don’t have to answer to anyone.“If I had made the decision, I would have taken responsibility. The good and the bad things, I have always assumed them by the way.

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez revealed his squads that will face the host Eintracht Frankfurt, scheduled for Thursday, as FC Barcelona shift their attention towards the UEFA Europa League, as they take on Eintracht Frankfurt at the Deutsche Bank Park. Barca squad witnessed Depay, the Key Forward Set To Miss Frankfurt Clash with Injury. Depay  is suffering from strain in the left hamstring, to join Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto and Samuel Umtiti, in addition to his compatriot Luke de Jong infected with the Covid-19.Depay   now joins Ansu Fati and Sergi , Roberto and Samuel Umtiti, in addition to his compatriot Luke de Jong infected with the Corona virus, in addition to the Brazilian right-back Dani Alves, who was not involved in the European squad list. The Catalan team's list for tomorrow's clash included 21 players, led by Gabonese top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Spanish midfielder Pedri. Barcelona qualified to the round of 16 after beating the Italian team Napoli. The last time Barcelona met Galatasaray was in the 2002/03 season, when the Catalans defeated the Turkish giant 2-0 in the first leg, and then 3-1 in the second leg of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League (UCL).

Former Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman will take over as Netherlands boss from Louis van Gaal after this year's World Cup, starting from January 2023, t the Dutch football federation said on Wednesday. The Dutch Association announced that Ronald Koeman is to return as Netherlands coach when Louis van Gaal leaves the role after the World Cup in Qatar. Qatar FIFA World Cup will be the last destination for Louis van Gaal announced at the weekend that he had been receiving treatment for prostate cancer for the last two years. Van Gaal announced at the weekend that he had been receiving treatment for prostate cancer for the last two years but that he still hoped to lead the team at the finals that kick off in Qatar in November. Van Gaal gave his welcome to Koeman to coach the Dutch national team, starting next year, stressing that the former Barcelona coach will be able to lead the team during the coming period. Koeman had left the Netherlands training before the last Euro 2020 competitions in order to train the Barcelona team, before he was dismissed by the Spanish giants in October last year after 14 difficult months in charge which included the departure of Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain as the club plunged into financial difficulties. Van Gaal managed to lead the Dutch national team to represent in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, after Netherlands absence from the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Liverpool takes 3-1 first-leg lead over Benfica after late Luis Diaz strike from its host, Benfica in the match that brought them together at Al-Nour stadium, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the European Champions League for the current season 2021-2022, to put the Reds ahead in the semi-finals.Liverpool has set a club record after they dispatched Portuguese giants Benfica on Tuesday evening Liverpool hat-trick was scored by Ibrahim Konate, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz, in the 17th, 34th and 88th minutes, while Darwin Nunez scored Benfica's only goal in the 49th minute. Opta Data , which specializes in monitoring, analyses, and distributed using a bespoke system that allows Stats Perform to provide data quickly, stated that Liverpool won its 8th  consecutive victory away from home in various competitions, what is happening for the first time in its history. Victory in Portugal was the club's fifth successive away win in this season's Champions League. It is only the second time Liverpool have achieved the feat in Europe, having last done so under former manager Joe Fagan between 1983 and 1984.

Man City run out 1-0 winners on the night, and thoroughly deserve to. It could have been 2-0 or 3-0. Phil Foden set up Kevin De Bruyne for a crucial goal as Manchester City beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Tuesday night at the Etihad Stadium. Kevin De Bruyne scored the only goal to give Manchester City a 1-0 wins over Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday. After a tight 70 minutes, City finally found its way through Atletico's tough rearguard helped by Phil Foden's vision. The Rojiblancos star expects his old comrade to face a "strange" homecoming when he returns to Wanda Metropolitano. Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, April 13th. The two-game winning streak hopes to encounter Real Madrid or Chelsea in the semi-finals, and it will undoubtedly be a fiery battle. Manchester City squad was as follows: