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Josh Holland

Why Christian Pulisic did not play in Chelsea's Champions League defeat to Real Madrid

Chelsea will host Real Madrid next Tuesday with a slim chance of progressing to the Champions League semi-final after falling to a 2-0 defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg.

Goals either side of half-time from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio put Los Blancos in good stead to secure a spot in the competition's semi-final - their 11th in the past 13 seasons. The Blues were dealt a further blow with Ben Chilwell receiving a straight red card for pulling back on Rodrygo.

Frank Lampard's men have it all to do in West London next Tuesday but will take optimism from the chances created in the early stages of the contest. They will, however, have to win by at least two goals if they are to have any chance of progressing.

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