Chelsea saw their Champions League hopes end with a whimper on Tuesday evening as they were knocked out of the competition by Real Madrid. The reigning champions were two goals in front from the first leg and a second half brace from Rodrygo sealed Madrid's passage into the semi-finals with a 4-0 aggregate triumph.
The Blues had their chances but once again, as has been the case far too often this season, a cutting edge in attack was nowhere to be seen. N'Golo Kante and Marc Cucurella were both guilty of missing clear-cut opportunities in the first half and they were made to pay early in the second period for their profligacy.
Trevoh Chalobah, in for the injured Kalidou Koulibaly, lunged to the floor when faced by Rodrygo near the touchline. The Brazilian then advanced towards the Chelsea box before picking out Vinicius Jr who squared the ball back to Rodrygo for a simple tap-in.
