Benzema brilliance contrasts Lukaku woe as Real Madrid grab Champions League quarterfinal control - ESPN

While Madrid's talisman scored a second straight UCL hat trick, Chelsea's main striker started on the bench and failed to impress after coming on.

LONDON -- At least Stamford Bridge got to see a top striker settle a big game at last. The awkward truth for Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel is that it was Karim Benzema, a 34-year-old somehow improving w… [+6460 chars]

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