Frank Lampard insisted that the door is still open for Chelsea to progress to the semi final of the Champions League despite their 2-0 defeat by Real Madrid and has urged his players to “kick it open further” in the second leg at Stamford Bridge next Tuesday.
Goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio saw 10-man Chelsea defeated at the Santiago Bernabéu, with Mason Mount having a chance to change the complexion of the tie in the last minute which also served as a reminder that it might not be over yet. The Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois expressed his hope that the current European champions would not regret missed opportunities to have ended the entire tie and the Chelsea manager insisted that there was still a chance for his side if they believed.
