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Real Madrid beat wasteful Chelsea to reach Champions League semis

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Chelsea’s Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga (C) looks into his goal after conceding the opening goal from Real Madrid’s Brazilian striker Rodrygo Goes during the Champions League quarter-final second-leg football match between Chelsea and Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge in London on April 18, 2023.at Stamford Bridge in London on April 18, 2023. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP)Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-0 win against Chelsea on Tuesday that wrapped up an emphatic 4-0 aggregate trumph, effectively ending the struggling London club’s season.The home team, with Frank Lampard back in the dugout for a second spell, came into the match at Stamford Bridge with form and history against them.They started brightly, playing enterprising football, but rued two huge missed chances in the first half that would have heaped pressure on the defending champions.The Spanish giants made Chelsea pay for their profligacy when Rodrygo scored in the 58th minute and he doubled his tally with 10 minutes to go.Chelsea, the 2021 European champions, have now lost all four of their matches since Lampard returned to the club as caretaker boss earlier this month in place of the sacked Graham Potter.Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti stuck with the same team that won the first leg 2-0 last week while Chelsea caretaker boss Lampard restored Reece James, Mateo Kovacic and N’Golo Kante to his line-up.Roared on by an expectant crowd despite their current woes, the home side made a bright start against the 14-time winners.They had a glorious chance to take the lead but Kante skewed his left-foot shot wide from about 12 yards.The visitors, content to bide their time, looked sharp on the break.Midway through the opening

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