Karim Benzema stole the show as Real Madrid drubbed the UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea 3-1 in the last eight first-leg on Wednesday evening.
Madrid had manager Carlo Ancelotti recalled Dani Carvajal and Federico Valverde, as Jorginho, Reece James, Christian Pulisic and Andreas Christensen returned for the Blues.
The host were under pressure in the first ten minutes as Vinicius Junior received an inviting pass from Valverde and clattered the upright through a clever attempt towards the top corner.
Nonetheless, it took the LaLiga leaders only ten minutes for the breakthrough when Karim Benzema attacked a teasing ball from Vinicius to head beyond Edouard Mendy.
Benzema made it two within the space of four minutes when he escaped the challenge of Thiago Silva in the area and nodded home Luka Modric's cross.
Chelsea hit back shortly towards the halftime period as Kai Havertz sneaked ahead of the centre-back pairing and headed a cross-field supply from Jorginho past Thibaut Courtois.
The Blues introduced a double change at the resumption, with Mateo Kovacic replacing Christensen and Hakim Ziyech hauled in ahead of N'Golo Kante.
That didn't stop Los Blancos from adding a third minutes into the second period when a rash clearance from Mendy saw Benzema pounce to complete his hat-trick.
Chelsea applied intense amount of pressure in pursuit of a turnaround later on through Romelu Lukaku, James and Ziyech, but Madrid sat tight and earned the victory.
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Bayern Munich came unstuck against Villarreal CF in their UEFA Champions League last eight first-leg clash as they went down 1-0 on Wednesday.
Bayern showcased three changes in Lucas Hernandez, Leon Goretzka and Leroy Sane, as Giovani Lo Celso, Pervis Estupinan and Francis Coquelin made up Villarreal's changes.
The Yellow Submarines made the perfect start when Arnaut Danjuma helped a scuffed shot from Daniel Parejo beyond the reach of Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer eight minutes in.
Unai Emery's boys remained level-headed following the lead which they thought they had doubled minutes to halftime from a smart effort by Coquelin, but it was disallowed following a review.
Bayern were under more pressure eight minutes following the second half and were almost two goals down as a curling shot on the edge of the area by Gerard Moreno came off the post.