Chelsea vs Real Madrid LIVE: Result and reaction from Champions League quarter-final as Blues crash out

Real Madrid breezed past Chelsea into the semi-finals of the Champions League with Rodrygo’s double securing a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge for a 4-0 aggregate victory that sets up a likely mouth-watering clash with Manchester City.

Trailing 2-0 from last week’s clash in the Bernabeu, Chelsea had their moments but failed to take their chances in the opening half and at the start of the second and were made to pay as Rodrygo sent the silky Spaniards through.

He opened the scoring in the 58th minute and tapped in again in the 80th to spark a mass exodus of Chelsea fans.

N’Golo Kante had twice come close to cutting the deficit and Real’s former Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois made a crucial save just before half-time to frustrate his old club. And when Rodrygo finished off a sweeping counter-attack there was no way back for the London club who have lost all four games since Frank Lampard returned as interim manager.

Relive all the action as Chelsea lose to Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final second leg:

Chelsea vs Real Madrid

• Chelsea are knocked out of the Champions League as Real Madrid win 4-0 on aggregate

• 80’ GOAL! - Rodrygo adds a second to win the game for the visitors (CHE 0-2 RMA)

• 58’ GOAL! - Rodrygo opens the scoring for Real Madrid (CHE 0-1 RMA)

• 51’ BLOCK! - Militao’s last ditch block denies Kante (CHE 0-0 RMA)

• 45’ SAVE! - Courtois’ brilliant stop keeps Madrid two goals to the good (CHE 0-0 RMA)

• 32’ SAVE! - Kepa denies Modric from close range (CHE 0-0 RMA)

• 20’ POST! - Rodrygo hits the post from the right side of the box (CHE 0-0 RMA)

• 11’ CHANCE! - Kante drags a first time shot wide of the post (CHE 0-0 RMA)

Chelsea FC 0 - 2 Real Madrid CF

FT Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid (0-4 agg)

21:56 , Mike Jones

Contrasting fortunes for the Blues and the Whites.

Full-time: Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid (0-4 agg)

21:54 , Mike Jones

90+3 mins: Chelsea showed signs of encouragement right up until Rodrygo netted the opening goal and then they began to slump. It was always going to be a difficult ask to score two against Real Madrid but for almost an hour the Blues made it seem possible.

Rodrygo’s brace put any hopes of a miraculous comeback out of sight and Real Madrid march on. The defending champions are into the Champions League semi-finals.

Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid (0-4 agg)

21:52 , Mike Jones

90 mins: Three minutes of added time to play. Chelsea are going to lose four successive games for the first time since 1993. That’s how poor they’ve been this season.

Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid (0-4 agg)

21:49 , Mike Jones

88 mins: Real Madrid are running down the clock now. They know they’ve done enough to get through now and are just enjoying the final few minutes at Stamford Bridge.

The Chelsea fans have already started to leave the stadium, they’ve seen enough now.

Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid (0-4 agg)

21:47 , Mike Jones

85 mins: Real Madrid are now through to the Champions League semi-finals where it looks likely that they will face Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola’s men hold a three goal lead over Bayern Munich after the first leg and look hungry to finally lift the European title this season.

That should be a beltin’ semi-final if Bayern can’t mount a comeback tomorrow night.

GOAL! Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid (0-4 agg) - Rodrygo, 80’⚽️

21:41 , Mike Jones

80 mins: Game over! Dani Ceballos makes a run down the inside left channel but leaves the ball as it bounces through to Vinicius Jr.

Vinicius cuts it back into the box for Federico Valverde who dances around the nearest defender, draws in Kepa Arrizabalaga then pulls the ball back to Rodrygo who taps it home!

Chelsea 0-1 Real Madrid (0-3 agg)

21:38 , Mike Jones

76 mins: Mason Mount gets a run out for Chelsea and comes on to replace Kai Havertz. Dani Ceballos also gets to play at Stamford Bridge again to remind him of his Arsenal days, Toni Kroos is replaced.

Time is against Chelsea, the Blues have been a little deflated since the opening goal.

Chelsea 0-1 Real Madrid (0-3 agg)

21:35 , Mike Jones

73 mins: Aurelien Tchouameni replaces Karim Benzema for Real Madrid. Benzema has been a shadow of himself tonight and never really got into the game.

He’s been so good for the visitors for so long that he was bound to have an off night at some point.

Chelsea 0-1 Real Madrid (0-3 agg)

21:29 , Mike Jones

70 mins: Reece James has a dart from range and smokes a decent effort towards goal but Eder Militao makes yet another fine block. The central defender has had a very good game tonight.

Kai Havertz then goes down in the box under pressure from Luka Modric but the referee just waves him to his feet.

Chelsea 0-1 Real Madrid (0-3 agg)

21:28 , Mike Jones

67 mins: Frank Lampard makes a triple change with a little of 20 minutes left to play. Joao Felix, Raheem Sterling and Myhailo Mudryk are all introduced with Conor Gallagher, Marc Cucurella and Enzo Fernandez taken off.

Chelsea 0-1 Real Madrid (0-3 agg)

21:25 , Mike Jones

64 mins: Save! Enzo Fernandez goes for power from the edge of the penalty area and forces another solid save out of Thibaut Courtois who continues to display all of his fine qualities.

Chelsea 0-1 Real Madrid (0-3 agg)

21:21 , Mike Jones

61 mins: With all the will in the world I can’t see a way back into the tie for Chelsea now. Two goals would have been hard enough but three is close to impossible for the Blues who struggle to score goals.

Enzo Fernandez gets into the box and tries to fizz a pass into the middle but Antonio Rudiger shoulders into him and forces the midfielder to run the ball out of play.

GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 Real Madrid (0-3 agg) - Rodrygo, 58'⚽️

21:19 , Mike Jones

58 mins: Real Madrid have just sunk the hearts of all the Chelsea supporters.

A counter-attack sees Rodrygo given the ball on the right wing. He skips past a lunging Trevoh Chalobah and cuts into the box before sending the ball over to Vinicius Jr.

Vinicius gives it back to him and Rodrygo slots it home from the middle of the box.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

21:15 , Mike Jones

54 mins: Eder Militao fouls Trevoh Chalobah and gifts Chelsea a free kick. The Chelsea fans want him sent off as Militao is already on a yellow card but no further punishment is forthcoming and the visitors then defend the set piece.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

21:13 , Mike Jones

51 mins: Blocked! Chelsea come close again. Kai Havertz drives the ball down the right side and whips in a cross. Eder Militao leaps ahead of N’Golo Kante and tries to nod the ball clear.

Instead it comes to Conor Gallagher who heads it back to Kante. Kante shoots but Militao recovers from his position on the floor to jump in front of the shot and make the block.

Wonderful defending.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

21:08 , Mike Jones

48 mins: Vinicius Jr tries to weave and dip away from Wesley Fofana and goes down easily. The replays show that Fofana didn’t touch him and Vinicius’ play acting wins Real Madrid a free kick.

The ball is crossed into the middle but Trevoh Chalobah leaps high and flicks the ball behind for a corner that the Blues deal with without too much trouble.

Second half: Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

21:05 , Mike Jones

Real Madrid get the game back underway for potentially the final 45 minutes unless Chelsea can score twice. Carlo Ancelotti has made a change at the break with Antonio Rudiger replacing David Alaba.

HT Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

21:03 , Mike Jones

Chelsea substitutes could prove to be crucial in this tie. There’s more than enough quality on the bench for them to change this game.

When will Frank Lampard decide to bring in reinforcements?

HT Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:58 , Mike Jones

Real Madrid haven’t been great. They’ve had moments of brilliance, Vinicius Jr and Luka Modric both could have scored, but as a whole the European champions haven’t done much.

Chelsea have been better, they’ve created eight chances to score but only two of them were on target and Thibaut Courtois couldn’t be beaten.

Will the Blues finally score in the second half?

HT Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:54 , Mike Jones

Half-time: Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:50 , Mike Jones

45+2 mins: That was a very good half for Chelsea who have done everything but get the ball in the back of the net. Marc Cucurella’s opportunity on the stroke of half-time was the chance of the night so far.

The Blues need to stick to their guns, if they can score first then they right in this tie.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:48 , Mike Jones

45 mins: What a save!

Chelsea work the ball brilliantly down the right side and give the ball to Reece James who fizzes a cross into the box. It skips all the way through to Marc Cucurella who brings it under control then blasts a shot at goal only for Thibaut Courtois to leap across and stop the ball with his body.

Incredible goalkeeping!

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:43 , Mike Jones

41 mins: Close! Luka Modric drifts out to the right side of the pitch and is given the ball by Karim Benzema. Modric runs into space and drills a low cross into the box.

Vinicius Jr gets in behind Wesley Fofana and meets the ball but his guided effort is pushed wide of the nearest post!

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:41 , Mike Jones

38 mins: Reece James doesn’t look all that good. He’s hobbling about a bit and has stopped making runs down the right side. The wingback has also had a few words with the dugout but has given Frank Lampard a thumbs up. He’ll stay on for now.

Kante wins Chelsea another corner but Havertz’s flick on is nodded behind by Gallagher.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:37 , Mike Jones

35 mins: Marc Cucurella joins Eder Militao in the book after a clumsy tackle on Rodrygo which earns him a yellow card.

Federico Valverde looks for Vinicius with another cross field pass but the forward can’t bring this one under control and the attack dies down.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:34 , Mike Jones

32 mins: Save! Real Madrid are creating chances now. Dani Carvajal brings the ball down the right side and sends a threaded pass into the feet of Luka Modric.

Modric’s first touch takes him past Trevoh Chalobah and into the penalty area. He then lets fly but Kepa Arrizabalaga drops to the right and pushes the ball away!

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:33 , Mike Jones

29 mins: Close! Thiago Silva lifts a pass into the box and Kai Havertz nods it on. Marc Cucurella keeps the ball alive and volleys it back into the middle where Conor Gallagher arrives and heads a difficult chance over the crossbar.

It wouldn’t have counted though as Cucurella then gets flagged as offside when he made the pass.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:29 , Mike Jones

26 mins: Save! Vinicius Jr makes a run off the ball down the left wing and is slipped into space by Rodrygo. He collects the ball and drives into the box.

Chelsea just drop away from him and allow the forward to get off a shot but it comes straight at Kepa Arrizabalaga who palms it away.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:24 , Mike Jones

23 mins: Eder Militao lunges at Kai Havertz as he makes a run down the left wing. The defender misses the ball and takes out the Chelsea striker earning himself a yellow card - the first of the night.

Chelsea’s resultant free kick comes to nothing though and is well defended by the visitors.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:22 , Mike Jones

20 mins: Off the post! Luka Modric, Dani Carvajal and Rodrygo all link up to move the ball down the right side of the pitch. Rodrygo drifts into the box and receives the ball from Carvajal.

He turns and shoots rattling the near post with his effort. Kepa Arrizabalaga was across and seemingly had the gap covered. That was Real’s best moment so far.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:19 , Mike Jones

17 mins: Chelsea’s first corner of the game sees James whip a curling cross into the penalty area. It’s not the best cross and Eder Militao deals with it by smashing the ball as far down the pitch as he can.

No nonsense stuff from the Real Madrid defender.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:17 , Mike Jones

14 mins: This is nice from Chelsea. Kante’s chance seems to have shot a wave of confidence through the team and they’re pushing up the pitch on the front foot.

Trevoh Chalobah slips a pass into the box for Kai Havertz who chips it over to Reece James. James looks for a way towards goal but is punished for a handball.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:13 , Mike Jones

11 mins: Chance! The first opportunity of the night falls for N’Golo Kante. A diagonal ball out to Reece James on Chelsea’s right wing sees the wingback bring the ball under control before flicking a cross into the box.

Kai Havertz gets a touch on the ball and it bobbles into the path of Kante who is wide open. Kante shoots first time but drags the effort wide of the near post!

That one got the crowd excited.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:09 , Mike Jones

8 mins: The first sign of space for Vinicius Jr comes from Eder Militao’s cross field pass. Vinicius hugs the touchline and sprints forward as the ball drops before cutting inside of Reece James and lifting a cross over to the back post.

Karim Benzema is the target but the ball sails over his head and skips behind for a goal kick.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:08 , Mike Jones

6 mins: Reece James had a tough night at the Bernabeu up against Vinicius Junior. So far tonight, he’s sticking closer to the Real winger and is getting able cover from Wesley Fofana to stop his runs down the left wing.

Camavinga nips inside with the ball and is brought down in the middle of the pitch by N’Golo Kante.

Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:05 , Mike Jones

3 mins: A testing pass back from Eduardo Camavinga almost sees Kai Havertz nick the ball but it rolls past his outstretched leg and David Alaba switches the play quickly to calm things down again for the visitors.

Real Madrid have seen most of the ball in these opening minutes.

Kick off: Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:02 , Mike Jones

Conor Gallagher gets the ball rolling at Stamford Bridge and knocks it back to Thiago Silva. He floats a diagonal ball over to the left wing where Marc Cucurella pushes high and nods the ball out of play when trying to control it.

Chelsea vs Real Madrid

19:58 , Mike Jones

The players step out of the tunnel at Stamford Bridge and walk onto the pitch.

This is a massive night for Chelsea, if they overturn this two-goal deficit they could go on to win the Champions League. Fail to do so and they’re consigned to one of their worst seasons in almost two decades.

Kick off is next...

Chelsea vs Real Madrid

19:53 , Mike Jones

The warm-ups are all done and dusted. The teams will be heading onto the pitch in a couple of minutes time. Nerves will be flying and there’s a hum of anticipation inside the stadium.

The Champions League desperately needs an injection of chaos

19:48 , Mike Jones

For all their contrasting histories in the Champions League, Frank Lampard and Thomas Tuchel have this week found themselves in similar positions. They have both had to try and make their squads believe they can overcome almost overwhelming situations.

Chelsea are 2-0 down to Real Madrid and Bayern Munich 3-0 down to Manchester City, but the two managers are trying to get their players to overlook these bare facts. Tuchel has been telling his players that, in general play, they were as good as City and it was only individual moments that cost them. The stirring talk is that, consequently, they can just as easily score three.

Lampard has meanwhile been drawing on 2012 again, and how his Chelsea team were also two goals down to Napoli before the most famous comeback in the club’s history.

The Champions League desperately needs an injection of chaos

Chelsea vs Real Madrid

19:43 , Mike Jones

Thibaut Courtois never faced Real Madrid when he was a Chelsea player but since moving to Spain he has come up against his old side five times so far.

Tonight, on his sixth appearance against the Blues he’ll look to add to the three wins and a draw he has in games with them so far.

Pre-match thoughts from Frank Lampard

19:38 , Mike Jones

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard spoke to BT Sport before tonight’s second leg against Real Madrid.

“When I look at us at the moment, firstly you have to respect the opponent and level of game. You have to pick players who are in good shape and in good nick.

“With the wing-backs, shaping up like we were last week, that was part of the game we didn’t use enough. We have the legs and energy in there.

“It’s a reality of where we are. We know we want more goals as a team. You can’t wave a magic wand and just tell players to start scoring more goals.

“We have to stay in the game, keep a clean sheet, then we have impact players coming off the bench. I said to the players before, it’ll probably be a player or players coming off the bench who make the difference.”

Chelsea vs Real Madrid

19:33 , Mike Jones

This evening’s match marks Toni Kroos’ 150th game in all European competitions.

During that time he has won the Champions League with two separate clubs - four times at Real Madrid and once at Bayern Munich.

Perhaps most famously Kroos was a part of the Real Madrid side that lifted the trophy in three consecutive years in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

The Champions League has exposed a key flaw in Chelsea’s confused thinking

19:28 , Mike Jones

It may be a parable of Todd Boehly’s Chelsea, a club where it is possible to have both too many players and too few, where footballers are bought but they can’t be used, where strategy was eschewed in favour of scattergun spending.

When Real Madrid visit Stamford Bridge, there would be strong grounds for Frank Lampard to select Benoit Badiashile, except for one minor issue: he is ineligible. The Frenchman is one of the few signings to make a promising start to a Chelsea career this season, but he is unavailable. As Kalidou Koulibaly is injured, as Ben Chilwell is suspended, as Levi Colwill is out on loan along with Malang Sarr, Chelsea’s sextet of left-sided defenders is reduced to one: Marc Cucurella, a disastrous signing and, indeed, a reason why their contingent is so depleted.

The Spaniard came on when Koulibaly limped off in the Bernabeu last week: he was caught out of position when Chilwell, in an attempt to compensate, was sent off. And so Lampard may have to pick a back four for the rematch. He might have done anyway – it is a way to incorporate an extra attacker for a team who need to score goals – but the tactics could be dictated by a Chelsea-esque sense of chaos.

The Champions League has exposed a key flaw in Chelsea’s confused thinking

Real ‘motivated’ for tonight’s clash says Ancelotti

19:23 , Mike Jones

”We are fine, motivated, as always.” said Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti,

“These are important matches in an important competition. We are thinking that we have to play a full game. We have 90 minutes left and in this type of competition anything can happen.

“We are ready to play the best we can.”

Chelsea vs Real Madrid

19:18 , Mike Jones

Chelsea are without a win in their last six matches across all competitions but their most recent Uefa Champions League record is much better.

They have won nine of their last 11 matches in the competitions at Stamford Bridge (D1 L1), including each of their last three home fixtures.

Chelsea vs Real Madrid

19:13 , Mike Jones

Real Madrid, like Chelsea, have won nine of their last 11 Uefa Champions League matches (D1 L1). They have, however, also come out on top in each of their last 10 quarter-final ties in the competition.

Chelsea vs Real Madrid

19:08 , Mike Jones

Chelsea are looking to improve their recent record against Spanish teams at Stamford Bridge.

They’ve only won two of their last eight Uefa Champions League fixtures with La Liga sides in west London (D3 L3) and were beaten 3-1 there by Real last season, with Karim Benzema scoring a hat-trick.

Chelsea’s one remaining weapon to give a desperate season some meaning

19:03 , Mike Jones

Todd Boehly heading into the Chelsea changing rooms after the weekend defeat to Brighton made waves, but it wasn’t an entirely unprecedented event.

Whether or not that makes it an advisable strategy is up for debate, but one way or another - by carrot, stick or cliche - a message would undoubtedly have been delivered that rather better is required.

Indeed, there are only two potential reasons for board members to descend on the players in that manner, says former Chelsea defender Gary Cahill, who won two Premier League titles and the Champions League with the club.

Chelsea’s one remaining weapon to give a desperate season some meaning

Chelsea vs Real Madrid

18:58 , Mike Jones

Despite Chelsea’s awful form Stamford Bridge remains a fortress for them in Europe.

Across the last two seasons, Chelsea’s only home Champions League defeat was against Real Madrid in April 2022, and no away team has ever won two Champions League games at Stamford Bridge.

Lampard on the first leg

18:53 , Mike Jones

“We had opportunities to score last week, but at the same time there were a lot of things we could have done better in that game,” said Chelsea boss Frank Lampard.

“I felt that in-game, and I feel it even more having reviewed the game. There were things we wanted to do from the outset that we didn’t do well enough throughout the game.

“That’s not just the physical side, it was our use of the ball. We can improve on that and we have to improve on that to have a chance of turning this tie around. We have worked on that and hopefully you see the fruits of that in the game.

“I am clear with the players with that. I know they have the capacity to give this a good go, but we must get our game right and be better than we were last week.”

Chelsea vs Real Madrid

18:48 , Mike Jones

Chelsea know that only a spectacular night at Stamford Bridge will be enough to get them into the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Can they pull off an unexpected victory or will Real Madrid ease into the final four?

Chelsea vs Real Madrid team changes

18:43 , Mike Jones

Frank Lampard makes four changes to the Chelsea team that lost 2-0 at the Bernabeu last time out in the Champions League. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Kalidou Koulibaly in defence while Marc Cucurella takes the left wingback role vacated by the suspended Ben Chilwell.

Up top Joao Felix and Raheem Sterling are dropped with Conor Gallagher and Kai Havertz brought in.

Carlo Ancelotti names an unchanged Real Madrid side. They won in Madrid and he’s confident that they can win in London too.

Chelsea line-up

18:39 , Mike Jones

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga; Fofana, Thiago Silva, Chalobah; James, Kovacic, Kante, Fernandez, Cucurella; Gallagher, Havertz

‘No problem’ with Todd Boehly visiting Chelsea dressing room, Lampard says

18:35 , Mike Jones

Frank Lampard says he is comfortable with the club owners interacting with his players after a match.

Chelsea’s interim manager was commentating after goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga mentioned the owners addressed the players following the defeat to Brighton on Saturday.

It has been reported Todd Boehly attempted to rouse Chelsea players before Tuesday’s Champions League tie against Real Madrid by delivering a speech in the dressing room, during which he described the season so far as “embarrassing”.

Fellow board members Behdad Eghbali and Hansjorg Wyss were also said to be present.

Ancelotti recalls last season’s quarter-final

18:30 , Mike Jones

This is the second time in consecutive years that Real Madrid have faced Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Carlo Ancelotti recalled how his side were 3-1 up against the Blues after the first leg of last season’s quarter-final, only to need a late goal in the second leg to take the tie into extra time. They eventually won 5-4 on aggregate.

"What happened, happened. We want to struggle less tomorrow," said Ancelotti in his pre-match press conference yesterday,

"Chelsea has a difficult moment. I’m thinking the game tomorrow can be a great opportunity for them to move from this situation. We’re aware of this.

"Ninety minutes remain and in this type of competition anything can happen. We’ll be ready to play at our best."

Chelsea are not ‘broken’ says Frank Lampard

18:25 , Mike Jones

Chelsea’s interim manager Frank Lampard has denied the notion that the club have been ‘broken’ by this season’s struggles.

The Blues sacked manager Graham Potter earlier this month with the team 11th in the Premier League. They have spent more than £550m on players this season and the Champions League is the last competition they can win this season but they trail Real Madrid 2-0 after the first leg. before

"We are not where we want to be. That’s clear," said Lampard, "But I think the word broken is a bit much.

"The league position is a reality and we are 2-0 down in this game. We have to work against that."

Chelsea will see Real Madrid tie as opportunity to save season, says Carlo Ancelotti

18:20 , Mike Jones

Carlo Ancelotti warned that Chelsea will see their Champions League quarter-final second-leg meeting against his Real Madrid side as a “great opportunity” to turn a disappointing season around.

European champions Real lead 2-0 from last week’s first leg at the Bernabeu after a dominant display against Frank Lampard’s side, who played the final 30 minutes with 10 men and were outclassed.

Victory would see Ancelotti’s team move a step closer to retaining the trophy they won for the 14th time last season, when they knocked out the Blues in the last-eight after a thrilling tie that saw Chelsea fight back from two goals down and still lose.

Chelsea will see Real Madrid tie as opportunity to save season, says Ancelotti

Chelsea vs Real Madrid prediction

18:15 , Mike Jones

Given that Chelsea need to win tonight to salvage their season the Blues will take the attack to Real Madrid. A bit of European joy should come their way before the champions turn up the heat and progress with an away win.

Chelsea 1-2 Real Madrid (1-4 agg).

Real Madrid line-up

18:10 , Mike Jones

Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Camavinga; Valverde, Modric, Kroos; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius Jr

What is the early team news?

18:05 , Mike Jones

Chelsea could be boosted by the return to fitness of Kai Havertz, who may be back sooner than expected from injury. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is another nearing a comeback, but Ben Chilwell is banned and Kalidou Koulibaly’s thigh issue rules the defender out. A number of players were rested against Brighton, including N’Golo Kante and Thiago Silva, should return to Frank Lampard’s side.

Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that both Vinicius Jr. and Toni Kroos are set to be available after missing Real Madrid’s weekend business against Cadiz with minor muscular problems. Ferland Mendy is their only known absentee.

How to watch Chelsea vs Real Madrid

18:00 , Mike Jones

Chelsea vs Real Madrid is due to kick off at 8pm BST on Tuesday 18 April at Stamford Bridge in London.

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the second leg live on BT Sport 1, with coverage from 7pm BST. Subscribers can stream the game via the BT Sport app or online player.

Chelsea vs Real Madrid

16:55 , Mike Jones

Good evening and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Champions League action.

Chelsea have their work cut out and must overcome a two goal deficit against the reigning European champions after Real Madrid were victorious in the quarter-final first leg. Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio both netted at the Bernabeu to give Carlo Ancelotti’s men a firm grip of the tie and Chelsea will need a near perfect performance to get past them.

The Blues are in a horrible run of form and not even the sacking of rehiring of Frank Lampard, as caretaker boss, could turn around their fortunes.

Chelsea may get a boost by the return of both Kai Havertz and Ruben Loftus-Cheek who have recovered from injury and could start this evening but Ben Chilwell is suspended following his red card in Madrid.

Kick off for this one is at 8pm and we’ll have all the action, build-up and team news throughout the night.