With nothing to lose after a 0-2 defeat in the first leg of the quarter-finals, Chelsea entered the match with great determination to turn the situation around against Real Madrid right at Stamford Bridge. Without defenders Kalidou Koulibaly and Ben Chilwell, coach Frank Lampard was forced to call on Marc Cucurella to play "on the wrong side", and at the same time, put Thiago Silva on the field from the start even though the "veteran" had not fully recovered.
Chelsea confused with attacking play against Real Madrid
Forced to play attacking football, even though this is their weakest point, the "Blues" strikers only made the fans more frustrated. N'Golo Kante kicked the ball out from very close range in a dangerous situation in front of Real Madrid's goal in the 11th minute, or in the 45+1 minute, Marc Cucurella, in a situation facing goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois from a few meters away, missed his shot, even though kicking the ball out was more difficult than putting the ball into the opponent's net.
Marc Cucurella could not beat goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in a one-on-one situation.
Having failed to score in the first 45 minutes, Chelsea paid a heavy price in the second half of the match when Real Madrid unleashed a series of dangerous attacks. In the 58th minute, Rodrygo quickly escaped on the left wing in a sloppy defensive situation by Trevor Chalobah and then accelerated down the touchline. Karim Benzema rushed in to miss the cross from his Brazilian teammate, but Vinicius Junior was able to receive the ball and pass it back inside for Rodrygo to score the opening goal for Real Madrid.
Chelsea's defense was in chaos when Rodrygo opened the scoring
The goal made Chelsea players really collapse, no longer had the spirit to resist. Rodrygo completed his double in the 80th minute, this time he easily put the ball into an empty net after a "set-up" pass from Federico Valverde while Chelsea's defense completely gave up.
Goalkeeper Kepa watched helplessly as Rodrygo scored the second goal.
Beating host Chelsea 2-0 in the second leg and winning 4-0 on aggregate after two matches, Real Madrid strongly advanced to the semi-finals as predicted by experts. Meanwhile, Chelsea stopped at the quarter-finals for two consecutive seasons, the latter being much worse than last season.
Frank Lampard's class cannot be compared to "wizard" Carlo Ancelotti
Spending hundreds of millions of pounds in the hope of regaining their position in all competitions, but all three generations of coaches including Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter and Frank Lampard were powerless against Chelsea and the London team will have to say goodbye to the Champions League and European cups at least until the 2024-2025 season!
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