’s hopes of ending a miserable season by winning the are over after they were knocked out by defending champions .
Looking to overturn a two-goal deficit at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea went close through N’Golo Kante and Marc Cucurella before Real Madrid forward Rodrygo scored twice to put the quarter-final tie to bed.
Sitting 11th in the Premier League – – Chelsea’s season is effectively over and has little to show for it despite .
It was another frustrating evening for Blues legend Frank Lampard, who has suffered four successive defeats since his .
But Real Madrid’s Champions League defence remains intact, with Carlo Ancelotti’s side set to face Manchester City or Bayern Munich in the semi-finals.
Madrid, who , outclassed Chelsea at the Bernabeu and took a .
Faced with an uphill task in west London, Chelsea did at least start brightly and threatened Real Madrid’s goal when Kante swiped wide from inside the area.
But playing on the break suited Real Madrid, who went close through Luka Modric – who was denied by Kepa Arrizabalaga – and Vinicius Junior – who failed to make contact with an inviting cross.
Chelsea’s best chance of the match came on the stroke of half-time as Cucurella found space at the back-post only for Thibaut Courtois to smother the full-back with a superb save.
Despite failing to breach Real Madrid’s defence, Chelsea were still in the tie during the early exchanges of the second half and wanted Eder Militao sent off for a second yellow card as he appeared to drag back Trevoh Chalobah.
But the Brazilian escaped with a caution and Real Madrid broke the deadlock with a crucial goal shortly after.
Rodrygo raced past Chalobah before finding Vinicius, who kept his composure in Chelsea’s box before putting it on a plate for Rodrygo.
Having deflated the Chelsea players and silenced Stamford Bridge, Real Madrid cruised through the final half-hour and extended their lead as Federico Valverde took two defenders and Arrizabalaga out of the game, allowing Rodrygo to tap in.
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