Real Madrid show Chelsea how it’s done: the expectation after a tie of such grandeur is that the lesson to be learned is how to regularly navigate the Champions League knock-out stages, but we’re actually talking about something as rudimentary as scoring. Real Madrid literally walked the ball into the net, as they eventually strolled into the semi-final.
It would maybe be a little harsh to say that of this entire second leg, given how intensive Chelsea were for large parts, but there was always that sense the European champions could just lift it. That’s because Chelsea went another game without scoring, as they lost 2-0 to make it 4-0 on aggregate. That also made it four defeats in a row, Lampard concluding the club’s worst run of results since 1993. That alone illustrates the challenge is certainly going to be raised for Madrid in a likely semi-final against Manchester City.
