Holders Chelsea crashed out of the Champions League despite a valiant 3-2 win at Real Madrid in the second leg of their semi-final at the Bernabeu, losing 5-4 on aggregate after extra-time.
A stunning contest looked like it was going Chelsea’s way when they went 3-0 up on the night thanks to goals from Mason Mount, Antonio Rudiger and Timo Werner. However, Rodrygo and Karim Benzema strikes sent the serial Champions League winners through to the last four.
Mount drove the visitors into a 1-0 lead just 14 minutes into the clash in Madrid. The England forward’s classy volleyed effort left Chelsea trailing 3-2 on aggregate, providing the perfect launchpad for the Blues to battle back into proceedings.
Chelsea levelled the tie on aggregate at the start of the second period with a thumping header from a corner from Antonio Rudiger. The Germany star shrugged off his marker to power the ball home for his first-ever European goal.
Marcos Alonso looked like he had given the Blues the lead on aggregate with a thunderous finish only for VAR to ruled it out for a harsh handball.
Real then came close to restoring their advantage through the otherwise quiet Karim Benzema, who thumped a header against the bar.
But Chelsea’s dominance on the night was rewarded with 15 minutes to go through Werner. The German worked some space in the area before his drive deflected off the outstretched hand of Thibaut Courtois and bounced into the far corner.
However, the tie was level on the…
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