Oh no.
Chelsea had gone two goals down and looked beaten before Kai Havertz pulled one back.
Thomas Tuchel changed things at half time, and with 3/4 of the tie left we felt we might still have a chance.
But after all that, Edouard Mendy has just made a sickening mistake to cost his team a goal.
Chelsea had the pressure on, and they somehow contrived to get the ball all the way back to Mendy, who scuffed his square pass short of Antonio Rudiger, who wasn’t able to beat Karim Benzema to the ball.
You can see the moment in the clips embedded here:
Hat-trick for Benzema! ✔️
The worst possible start to the second half for Chelsea… 😔
A terrible defensive mix up between Édouard Mendy and Antonio Rüdiger allows a tap in for Real Madrid's star man ⚽️#UCL pic.twitter.com/GJDtp3IM6u
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 6, 2022
[Footage from BT Sport]
Mendy gifts Benzema his hat trick 😳
(via @CBSSportsGolazo)pic.twitter.com/SIfJ0e0WKB
— B/R Football (@brfootball) April 6, 2022
[Footage via CBS Sport]
https://twitter.com/somaIiba/status/1511797380848390144
[Footage from TNT Sport]
