Chelsea vs Real Madrid LIVE: Result and reaction from Champions League quarter-final as Blues crash out
Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid (0-4 agg): The Blues failed to overturn a two-goal deficit against the current European champions
Real Madrid breezed past Chelsea into the semi-finals of the Champions League with Rodrygo’s double securing a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge for a 4-0 aggregate victory that sets up a likely mouth-watering clash with Manchester City.
Trailing 2-0 from last week’s clash in the Bernabeu, Chelsea had their moments but failed to take their chances in the opening half and at the start of the second and were made to pay as Rodrygo sent the silky Spaniards through.
He opened the scoring in the 58th minute and tapped in again in the 80th to spark a mass exodus of Chelsea fans.
N’Golo Kante had twice come close to cutting the deficit and Real’s former Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois made a crucial save just before half-time to frustrate his old club. And when Rodrygo finished off a sweeping counter-attack there was no way back for the London club who have lost all four games since Frank Lampard returned as interim manager.
Relive all the action as Chelsea lose to Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final second leg:
Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)
38 mins: Reece James doesn’t look all that good. He’s hobbling about a bit and has stopped making runs down the right side. The wingback has also had a few words with the dugout but has given Frank Lampard a thumbs up. He’ll stay on for now.
Kante wins Chelsea another corner but Havertz’s flick on is nodded behind by Gallagher.
Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)
35 mins: Marc Cucurella joins Eder Militao in the book after a clumsy tackle on Rodrygo which earns him a yellow card.
Federico Valverde looks for Vinicius with another cross field pass but the forward can’t bring this one under control and the attack dies down.
Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)
32 mins: Save! Real Madrid are creating chances now. Dani Carvajal brings the ball down the right side and sends a threaded pass into the feet of Luka Modric.
Modric’s first touch takes him past Trevoh Chalobah and into the penalty area. He then lets fly but Kepa Arrizabalaga drops to the right and pushes the ball away!
Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)
29 mins: Close! Thiago Silva lifts a pass into the box and Kai Havertz nods it on. Marc Cucurella keeps the ball alive and volleys it back into the middle where Conor Gallagher arrives and heads a difficult chance over the crossbar.
It wouldn’t have counted though as Cucurella then gets flagged as offside when he made the pass.
Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)
26 mins: Save! Vinicius Jr makes a run off the ball down the left wing and is slipped into space by Rodrygo. He collects the ball and drives into the box.
Chelsea just drop away from him and allow the forward to get off a shot but it comes straight at Kepa Arrizabalaga who palms it away.
Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)
23 mins: Eder Militao lunges at Kai Havertz as he makes a run down the left wing. The defender misses the ball and takes out the Chelsea striker earning himself a yellow card - the first of the night.
Chelsea’s resultant free kick comes to nothing though and is well defended by the visitors.
Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)
20 mins: Off the post! Luka Modric, Dani Carvajal and Rodrygo all link up to move the ball down the right side of the pitch. Rodrygo drifts into the box and receives the ball from Carvajal.
He turns and shoots rattling the near post with his effort. Kepa Arrizabalaga was across and seemingly had the gap covered. That was Real’s best moment so far.
Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)
17 mins: Chelsea’s first corner of the game sees James whip a curling cross into the penalty area. It’s not the best cross and Eder Militao deals with it by smashing the ball as far down the pitch as he can.
No nonsense stuff from the Real Madrid defender.
Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)
14 mins: This is nice from Chelsea. Kante’s chance seems to have shot a wave of confidence through the team and they’re pushing up the pitch on the front foot.
Trevoh Chalobah slips a pass into the box for Kai Havertz who chips it over to Reece James. James looks for a way towards goal but is punished for a handball.
Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)
11 mins: Chance! The first opportunity of the night falls for N’Golo Kante. A diagonal ball out to Reece James on Chelsea’s right wing sees the wingback bring the ball under control before flicking a cross into the box.
Kai Havertz gets a touch on the ball and it bobbles into the path of Kante who is wide open. Kante shoots first time but drags the effort wide of the near post!
That one got the crowd excited.
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