*Report by Omolade Durojaiye
Holders Real Madrid breezed past Chelsea into the semifinals of the Champions League with Rodrygo’s double securing a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday 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 scored 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 halftime 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.
While Chelsea’s season will end trophy-less under their new American owners, 14-times European champions Real march on with manager Carlo Ancelotti eyeing the trophy for a fifth time.
Manchester City lead Bayern Munich 3-0 heading in to their quarterfinal second leg on Wednesday.