Thursday, March 29, 2012

Champions League: Real Madrid and Chelsea Take Giant Strides

Real Madrid and Chelsea took giant strides towards the Champions League semifinals on Tuesday as they both recorded away wins in their quarterfinal first leg matches, AFP reports.

A double from French striker Karim Benzema inspired nine-time winner Real to a 3-0 victory over Cypriot surprise package APOEL Nicosia and all but ensured a last four spot against the winner of Marseille and Bayern Munich.

A second-half goal from Salomon Kalou gave Chelsea a 1-0 win over Portuguese outfit Benfica — ironically the only side playing on Tuesday that didn’t field a Portuguese player in its starting line-up — to inflict the first home defeat for the host in Europe this term.

Armenian News

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