Frank Lampard defends Chelsea’s approach in Real Madrid defeat

13.04.2023 - 13:53 breakingnews.ie

Frank Lampard defended Chelsea’s tactical approach after watching his side go down 2-0 to a rampant Real Madrid in the Bernabeu.

Real’s front three of Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo were at their electric best during Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg, and created problems that Chelsea struggled to live with.

Vinicius in particular terrorised Reece James and Wesley Fofana down the visitors’ right, with Fofana receiving a yellow card after only five minutes for tripping the Brazilian on the halfway line as he threatened to get in behind the defence.

Defeat in the first leg.#UCL pic.twitter.com/VuwXuygJwg — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 12, 2023 Chelsea’s plans were further thrown into disarray when Ben Chilwell was sent off on the hour mark for hauling down Rodrygo when he was the last man.

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Frank Lampard gave an honest assessment of the scale of the task to propel Chelsea out of the doldrums after his side were outclassed in a 3-1 Premier League defeat against Arsenal on Tuesday. The Blues were 3-0 down after 34 minutes as the Gunners raced in a commanding lead before Noni Madueke added some respectability to the scoreline after half-time.

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