Real Madrid v Chelsea ratings: Benzema 8, Vinicius Jr 9; Chilwell 5, Kante 6

Chilwell sent off as Chelsea fall to 2-0 defeat in Champions League quarter-final first leg

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  REAL MADRID RATINGS: Thibaut Courtois - 6. The Belgian made a decent save to prevent his team going behind in the second minute. Wasn’t really tested in the second half as Madrid took full control of the match. EPA

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  Dani Carvajal - 6. He showed great vision to pick out Vinicius with a precise pass that led to the game’s opening goal. He later got into a needless scuffle with Kovacic and picked up a yellow card in the closing stages. Reuters

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  Eduardo Camavinga - 7. Struggled against James in the first half but improved greatly in the second and got forward to good effect. Brought a James run to a halt with a brilliant sliding challenge on the hour mark. EPA

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  Eder Militao - 8. Made a last-ditch block to stop Sterling from getting Chelsea back on level terms in the 23rd minute. Hardly put a foot wrong in the second half. AFP

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  David Alaba - 8. Displayed good recovery pace to get back and limit Felix’s space to do damage in the opening exchanges. Played in a dangerous cross that was punched into the path of Benzema in the 90th minute. AP

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  Toni Kroos - 8. Was impeccable at the base of Real Madrid's midfield. He provided adequate cover for the defence, and helped kickstart attacks from deep. Reuters

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  Luka Modric - 7. Fizzed a decent cross into the penalty area in the 40th minute but Alaba failed to get the right connection to turn it home. Helped Real Madrid win the midfield battle. Getty

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  Fede Valverde - 7. Stole the ball off the feet of Fofana and stung the palms of Kepa just before the break. Never stopped running in the second half and had a couple of pops at Kepa’s goal. EPA

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  Rodrygo - 7. Played a quick one-two with Benzema that ended with him forcing a save from Kepa with a shot from a tight angle. Responsible for Chilwell's red card, as he got pulled to the ground by the Englishman. EPA

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  Vinicius Junior - 9. Played a huge role in Benzema’s opener as Kepa parried his shot into the path of the Frenchman to tap home. Left Fofana in his wake and almost made it two but his attempt was cleared off the line in the 26th minute. Grabbed the assist for the second as he laid the ball on for Asensio to sweep home. Getty

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  Karim Benzema - 8. Decided to shoot when laying the ball off to Vinicius looked like the better option and was thwarted by Kepa in the 12th minute. Opened the scoring with a simple tap-in from close range after Kepa failed to hold on to Vinicius's attempt. EPA

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  SUBS: Marco Asensio (Rodrygo, 71) - N/A. Doubled Real Madrid’s lead with his first touch of the game with a shot from the edge of the penalty area into the far corner. Almost made it three ten minutes from time but his effort just flashed wide. AP

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  Antonio Rudiger (Camavinga, 71) - N/A. Made a goal-saving block in the second minute of extra time and celebrated as if he'd just scored a goal. Getty

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  Dani Ceballos (Modric, 81) - N/A. His ball-retaining ability under pressure was on full display as Real tried to hold on to the ball in the closing stages. AP

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  Aurelien Tchouameni (Kroos, 84) - N/A. Helped Real see out the game with minimal fuss. Getty

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  CHELSEA RATINGS: Kepa Arrizabalaga - 6. Was the busier of the goalkeepers in the first half as he made five saves and also got a hand to Vinicius's attempt that fell into the path of Benzema for the opener. Couldn’t have done anything to stop Asensio’s goal in the second half. Getty

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  Wesley Fofana - 5. Picked up the first yellow card of the match for a foul on Vinicius in the fourth minute. Allowed Vinicius to get past him too easily on the half hour mark. AFP

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  Thiago Silva - 7. Put all his years of experience to good use as he delayed a run and cleared Vinicius's attempt off the line in the 26th minute. Made several blocks in the second half as Real Madrid piled on the pressure. AFP

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  Kalidou Koulibaly - 6. Displayed excellent pace and strength to shield Rodrygo off the ball and stop him from running through on goal just after the break. However, he had to leave the pitch a few minutes later with an injury. Getty

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  Reece James - 6. Whipped in a fantastic cross that Sterling failed to get a proper connection on in the 23rd minute. Had a hard time dealing with the threat of Vinicius throughout. AFP

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  Ben Chilwell - 5. Wasn’t as adventurous as usual in the first half but he did a great job of keeping Rodrygo quiet. Undid all of his good work by needlessly pulling Rodrygo down as the Blues' last man and picking up a red card. Reuters

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  Enzo Fernandez - 6. Sat deep and went on few attacking forays, but still failed to do enough to protect the backline. EPA

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  Mateo Kovacic - 6. Worked hard alongside Enzo but Real Madrid’s midfield just seemed a cut above Chelsea's. AP

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  N'Golo Kante - 6. Played Felix in on goal with a delightful pass in the second minute. Started the game brightly and found his teammates in dangerous positions but his influence waned as the game went on. AFP

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  Raheem Sterling - 5. Failed to get a proper connection when James played a tantalising cross into his path in the first half. Struggled to get involved in the game, and he was subbed off in the second half. EPA

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  Joao Felix - 6. Had the first real chance of the game when he got played through by Kante in the second minute but Courtois was equal to his shot. Began the second half in the same vein as he had the first attempt of the half with a shot that was straight at the former Chelsea keeper. EPA

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  SUBS: Marc Cucurella (Koulibaly, 55) - 6. Impeded illegally by Militao when he looked to run through a play a cross into the box late in the game. Played a dangerous cross into the area that led to Mount’s late chance. AP

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  Kai Havertz (Sterling, 65) - 5. Worked hard after coming on but he was well dealt with by the duo of Militao and Alaba in Madrid’s defence. Getty

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  Trevoh Chalobah (Felix, 65) - 6. Did well to block a Vinicius shot in the 84th minute. Helped Chelsea see out the game without conceding a tie-ending third. Getty

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  Conor Gallagher (Kante, 75) - N/A. Was a willing runner after coming on and won the ball back a number of times. AP

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  Mason Mount (Silva, 76) - N/A. Denied what looked like a certain goal with a last-ditch block from Rudiger in the third minute of extra time. AP

Chelsea had Ben Chilwell sent off as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to holders Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.

The visitors were already a goal down in the Bernabeu when Chilwell was red carded for a foul on Real forward Rodrygo just before the hour, after Karim Benzema had scored his 89th goal in the competition to give his team a half-time lead.

At that stage, Chelsea looked happy to escape with a one-goal deficit ahead of the second leg on Tuesday, but Real doubled the size of their task when Marco Asensio fired in a second 16 minutes from the end.