In the 80th minute of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at Stamford Bridge, some Chelsea fans started to leave, when the home team let Real Madrid score a second goal. Being 2 goals down with just over 10 minutes left, combined with the 0-2 loss in the first leg, the outcome was considered decided for The Blues. The actions of the London team's fans can be understood. They continued to have a disappointing match. The fourth consecutive defeat under coach Frank Lampard.
At home, Chelsea lost to Real with the same score as the first leg. Rodrygo scored both goals for the visitors in the 58th and 80th minutes. Chelsea tried hard and had the right to regret the golden opportunities of Kante and Cucurella at very close range. In addition, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was excellent as usual, blocking all threats from Chelsea's strikers.
Winning 2-0 in the second leg, defeating Chelsea 4-0 on aggregate, the defending champions secured a ticket to the semi-finals, where one of the two names Man City or Bayern Munich was waiting.
* At the same time, at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, home team Napoli had a sad day when they could only get a draw with AC Milan in the second leg, unable to turn the tables after a 0-1 loss in the first leg, thereby seeing the ticket to the next round fall into the hands of the red half of Milan.
Each team scored one goal. Giroud opened the scoring for AC Milan in the 43rd minute. The main credit for this goal belonged to Leao, as he dribbled from his own half, passed 3 defenders, before "setting the table" for his teammate to easily put the ball into the empty net to open the scoring. Before that, it was Giroud who missed the opportunity from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute, when he failed to beat goalkeeper Alex Meret from 11m.
At the end of the match, in the 90+3 minute, Napoli equalized 1-1 after a header from striker Osimhen. The home team had the right to regret not scoring earlier, with Kvaratskhelia missing a penalty kick in the 82nd minute. Coach Spalletti's players stopped. Now they can only focus on winning the Serie A championship.
* Best lineup according to Ronaldo's choice
Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has selected 11 players in his best squad. Among them are 7 names from Real Madrid, including: Casillas, Ramos, Marcelo, Modric, Kroos, Benzema and Bale. The club that "gave wings" to CR7's career advancement is MU with 3 faces, including: Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney. The remaining player is veteran Giorgio Chiellini of Juventus.
* La Liga could be suspended due to referees' strike
According to Football Espana, the referees' association in La Liga (Spain) is considering a strike, after a referee was assaulted after a match between Polillas and Calavera for the under-19 level in this country. The referee was seriously injured with many bruises all over his body due to the beating. Therefore, referees in Spain are calling for a strike, because they are not satisfied with the treatment of fans and senior football officials.
* Bayern have the strongest squad to welcome Man City
Before the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Man City, German representative Bayern Munich is confident with all its key players, such as: Choupo Moting (recovered from injury), Sane and Mane (returning after being punished for internal conflict).
* Lukaku must return to Chelsea
Romelu Lukaku will have to return to Chelsea this summer, as Inter Milan will not buy him or loan him for another season, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. The 29-year-old Belgian striker wants to stay with the blue half of Milan, but he has no say in the matter.
The "Today's Football Results" section of the People's Army Newspaper sends readers the latest football results of the matches that took place last night and early this morning.
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