German coach Thomas Tuchel showing confident mood when asked if Chelsea could complete the comeback against Real Madrid in second leg of the Champions League, after he watched his side lose 3-1 to Real at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Manager Tuchel said in a press statement: ‘We were so far off our level in absolutely everything. We have no chance of overtaking Real Madrid in light of the weak level that we have presented in the recent period. We have to find our level, but I do not know where and when." "If things change, maybe, but how many clubs in worldwide football won with three goals difference? How often did this happen? So maybe we should be realistic and should not get fatalistic and think that I give the wrong message. Let’s be honest. We are competitive and need to find our competitive spirit and our quality and then we can hope." “After the international break we don’t look the same and I don’t really have an explanation, as before we were on a long winning streak and were very competitive,” he said. “We didn’t change anything: it’s alarming. Two games, seven goals [conceded], but nothing has changed.” “We have to find our level, but I do not know where and when." Tuchel added.

The English press bows the new fabulous hat-trick of Karim Benzema, Wednesday against Chelsea (1-3) at Stamford Bridge, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the European Champions League. The striker is already a favorite for the next Ballon d’Or. Each time he pushes the limits of the extraordinary a little further. Karim Benzema signed another exceptional performance on Wednesday by scoring his second consecutive hat-trick in the Champions League.  The English press praised the French star Karim Benzema continued his rampant form this season, with his hat trick leading Real Madrid to a 3-1 win over Chelsea in their UCL quarterfinal at Stamford Bridge, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the European Champions League.       comments of the English press on the brilliance of Benzema came as follows: The Sun newspaper wrote:”Big Ben” as Karim Benzema breaks Champions League scoring record with stunning hat-trick against Chelsea. The newspaper "Daily Mail" headlines:”Benzema stunning hat-trick vs Chelsea as a fatal blow to the Champions League defence quarter-final advantage.

English press reports revealed that No sooner had  the Swiss president, Gianni Infantino admitted defeat in his plan for a World Cup every two years, than he started up a new alternative. Gianni Infantino, wants to hold the World Cup every three years, after the failure of his first plan to hold it every two years. According to (The Sun) the British tabloid newspaper, published by the News Group of News UK, Infantino, FIFA president, is seeking to hold the greatest show on Earth every THREE years as part of a 36-month tournament cycle, after the defeat he received in his first plan to play every two years. The newspaper added that Infantino hinted at the idea after last week’s congress of the 211-member associations in Doha, arguing it was “important to do something, whether it’s a World Cup every two years or every three years. FIFA President Gianni Infantino attended on Friday in Doha  the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Draw Ceremony, which included the inauguration of the official mascot of the tournament "Laeeb".

The Spanish press published this morning reacted to Real Madrid's decisive victory over its host Chelsea in its stronghold, Stamford Bridge in London 3-1, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The press also reacted to a brilliant Benzema hat-trick in this UEFA Champions League. The Frenchman was unplayable in the opening 45 minutes as he scored two brilliant headers in the first-half of Real Madrid’s Champions League quarter-final first leg tie with Chelsea. Real Madrid will meet their rivals Chelsea next Tuesday at the stadium Santiago Bernabeu in Marinjee stronghold, in the second leg round of the Champions League this season. The headlines of the Spanish press on Real Madrid's victory over Chelsea are as follows: Diario AS, the Spanish daily sports newspaper that concentrates particularly on football wrote on Benzema’s Hat-trick at Stamford Bridge, Ancelotti's plan banned Chelsea team, and Eder Militao is suspended for Real Madrid's second-leg against Chelsea after being booked early on at Stamford Bridge. Militao will surely not be in the Champions League second leg against Chelsea. Not due to injury: he is sanctioned for accumulating yellow cards. While Marca, the Spanish national daily sport newspaper owned by Unidad Editorial titled,” Big Ben, likening Benzema to the famous clock in London, Benzema's Hatric bring Real Madrid close to the semi-finals. Real Madrid champion in London. Chelsea appeared weaker and clashed with Courtois. Militao will not play in the second leg on Tuesday.

Bayern München fell to a disappointing 1-0 away defeat at the hands of Villarreal in the first Champions League quarterfinal clash on Wednesday. The defeat ended Bayern's record run of 22 matches unbeaten away from home in the Champions League. Arnaut Danjuma opened the scoring in the eighth minute by redirecting a close-range shot by Dani Parejo as the Bayern defense was caught off guard.  Villarreal pulled off another surprising Champions League result with a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in the first leg of the quarterfinals on Wednesday. The "Opta" network, which specializes in monitoring statistics, stated that Villarreal ended the Bavarian record run of 22 matches unbeaten away from home in the Champions League, since losing to Paris Saint-Germain by 3-0 in September 2017. Opta added that coach Unai Emery is the common factor in Bayern Munich's last two defeats outside its home stadium in the Champions League, because he was leading PSG in 2017, when he defeated the Bavarian team by three goals. FCB Julian Nagelsmann's men now have a deficit to overturn in next week's second leg when they will encounter again next Tuesday at the Alianz Arena, the stronghold of Bayern Munich.

  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.