Chelsea began to create some possibilities down the left-hand side after a few jittery moments in the first half, and Mason Mount took advantage of one of those opportunities in the fifteenth minute. Against expectations, Timo Werner knocked the ball into Mount's path and the English international scored first time past Thibaut Courtois to put Chelsea ahead.
This lowers the aggregate deficit to a single goal (3-2), but instills sufficient confidence in the Blues to cause an upset in Madrid. Karim Benzema's hat-trick in the first leg gave Los Blancos a commanding lead, but as has been demonstrated, their defense is vulnerable, even more so without suspended Eder Militao.
The two sides played in the competition's semi-finals last night, and Chelsea will take heart from the fact that they had Real Madrid's measure.
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In order to overcome a two-goal deficit at the Santiago Bernabeu, Thomas Tuchel will have been well aware of the importance of getting off to a strong start, and he has just that.