Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema declared their victory at Champions League opponents Chelsea a "magic night".

Real lead the quarterfinal tie 3-1 on aggregate thanks to a hat-trick from Benzema.

The Frenchman said, They're magic nights, like the other day at the Bernabéu against Paris. Today we came out to win, to show we're Real Madrid. Things worked out well for us as we played well, from the first minute to the last."

Asked his favourite goal, Benzema continued: "All three.

"They're very important goals. I'm happiest to have scored the third as I missed one in the first half and I was thinking about that chance because it's very important to score goals. Then I got another and I'm very happy."