On one of Spain’s most hallowed soccer grounds, Chelsea is close to discovering the proper English translation of La Remontada.
After Karim Benezema’s 25-minute hat trick at Stamford Bridge seemed to bury the defending European champion with a 3–1 aggregate, Chelsea made sure to bring some away fireworks of its own.
In the 15th minute, Mason Mount cut the aggregate lead to just one when he followed up Timo Werner’s chipped pass by curling a shot into the back of the net to heap pressure on Real Madrid.
Coming out of the halftime break, Chelsea looked determined for an equalizer and found it courtesy of Antonio Rüdiger.