Chelsea saw their Champions League hopes take a significant hit on Wednesday evening as they lost 2-0 in their first leg quarter-final against Real Madrid. Goals in each half from Karim Benzema and Marcos Asensio at Santiago Bernabeu have handed the dominant European champions a healthy lead to take back to Stamford Bridge for the second leg next week.
The Blues will also be without Ben Chilwell for the return fixture after he was shown a straight red card for denying a goal scoring opportunity. The dismissal of Chilwell was one of many problems for Frank Lampard's team who struggled to live up to the occasion and match Madrid's relentless pressing.
Joao Felix, Raheem Sterling and Mason Mount all had chances for the visitors but Los Blancos held firm and had they been more clinical, the tie could've easily been settled in the first 90 minutes. Another game without a goal now means Chelsea have not scored in their last 374 minutes of football which presents Lampard with the clear issue he must solve going into the second leg.
