Chelsea's lack of clinical finishing cost them once again as they crashed out of the Champions League. Real Madrid progressed into the semi-finals after securing a 4-0 aggregate win thanks to goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio in the first-leg, followed by two goals from Rodrygo at Stamford Bridge in the return leg.
N'Golo Kante, Marc Cucurella and Conor Gallagher all had glorious opportunities to level the score in the tie, but wasted chances cost the Blues as Madrid put the tie to bed in the second half. Chelsea will now look to finish the season strong in the Premier League with seven games left to play - despite European football qualification looking highly unlikely.
Frank Lampard has not yet managed to win a game since returning to the Blues as caretaker manager until the end of the 2022/23 campaign. The need for a clinical striker at Chelsea is clear, but the issue was not addressed despite Todd Boehly spending over £600million on new signings in the last two transfer windows.
