With 20 goals in 26 appearances against English competition, it should have come as no surprise that Karim Benzema put his name on the scoresheet for Real Madrid on Wednesday evening. With four goals across two matches against Chelsea specifically just one year ago, the west London side were all too aware of the danger.
When Wesley Fofana's weak challenge left Vinicius Jr with an opportunity on goal, Kepa could only direct the ball to Real Madrid's star forward to tap in. Both Fofana and Thiago Silva raised their arms hopefully dreaming of an offside decision before the Brazilian veteran appeared to open his arms in the direction of his young teammate to send some stern words in his direction.
Chelsea knew the danger and made a mistake that allowed Benzema to take his opportunity, something the Blues themselves have been all too poor at doing over the course of 2022/23.
