Rio Ferdinand: Real Madrid should have scored more than two goals against Chelsea - 'There for the taking'

13.04.2023 - 00:03 eurosport.com

Rio Ferdinand says Chelsea «were there for the taking» and Real Madrid will not be happy to have only won the first leg 2-0 in their Champions League quarter-final tie.

Goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio, either side of a Ben Chilwell red card, have given Real a commanding lead ahead of the second leg.

Ad Former Man Utd and England defender Ferdinand believes Chelsea were «let off at times» by the defending champions and thinks the hosts should have added to Asensio's strike with their man advantage.

Champions League'Special things can happen' — Lampard believes in Chelsea comeback bidAN HOUR AGO «They will be disappointed in Real Madrid's dressing room,» the BT Sport pundit said. «Yes they'll be happy they won the game, but tomorrow they'll wake up and think 'we could have finished this game and punished this team'. »They were there for the taking.

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Didier Drogba says he «no longer recognises» Chelsea and accuses the club's owners of «lacking class» since the club was sold last year by Roman Abramovich to Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League after a 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night. Ad Two goals from Rodrygo ensured a 4-0 aggregate win for the La Liga champions and extended Chelsea's winless run in all competitions to seven matches with interim boss Frank Lampard overseeing their fourth loss in a row.

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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)

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The dust was still settling on Chelsea’s demoralising defeat by Brighton on Saturday when three of the club’s owners – Todd Boehly, Behdad Eghbali and Hansjörg Wyss – walked into the home dressing room to hold a debrief with their squad.