Chelsea face Mission: Impossible at the Bernabeu as Real Madrid look to appeal to Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and the rest of the NextGen galacticos.
That’s the verdict of Mirror Sport columnist Stan Collymore, who cannot see Thomas Tuchel’s boys in blue overturning the 3-1 defeat they suffered at Stamford Bridge last week. Karim Benzema struck a stunning hat-tricking the first leg as Los Blancos put one foot into the semi-finals.
Kai Havertz, who scored the winning goal in last season’s Champions League final, had reduced the deficit to 2-1 before the Frenchman sealed the visitors’ win with his third of the night and gave Chelsea a mountain to climb. Collymore said: “I see Manchester City and Liverpool going through to the semis but Chelsea, I’m afraid, going out.
