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Bobby Vincent

Chelsea handed major boost ahead of Real Madrid second-leg as Thomas Tuchel taunts referee

Eder Militao is suspended for Real Madrid's second-leg against Chelsea after being booked early on at Stamford Bridge. After the ball got played back to the defender, he let it run under his foot and then took Kai Havertz down, with the referee brandishing a yellow card.

Militao, who has been linked with a summer switch to the Blues in recent times, had a shaky start to the first-leg and was booked after a sloppy foul on Havertz. Los Blancos will now be without the Brazilian defender for the second-leg next week.

He started alongside David Alaba at Stamford Bridge, but Carlo Ancelotti does have other centre-back options in his armoury. One of Nacho Fernandez and Jesus Vallejo are now in contention to play next week.

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