MOSCOW, Apr 7 Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema said that the team flew to London for the first quarter-final match of the Champions League with Chelsea in order to confirm the status of the leader of European football. The meeting in London ended with a defeat of Chelsea with a score of 1:3. Benzema scored a hat-trick for the winners. «It's a magical night, just like the game against PSG. We flew here to win, we wanted to show that we are Real Madrid. Things went well from the first minute to the last. All three goals very important but I will highlight the third one because I made a mistake in the first half and kept it in my head our coach is one of the best in the world we trust him a lot we have one more match ahead of us we are going to do everything to win «, — Benzema is quoted on the UEFA website. Benzema scored a second hat-trick in a row in the Champions League. The striker scored three goals against PSG (3:1) on March 9 in the second leg of the 1/8 finals.
