Timo Werner believed he had sent Chelsea into Champions League semi-finals

Timo Werner has admitted thinking his goal in the Bernabeu Stadium had floored Real Madrid in Tuesday’s breathless Champions League quarter-final second leg.

Chelsea prevailed 3-2 in Madrid but exited the competition 5-4 on aggregate after extra-time.

Werner struck midway through the second half to put Chelsea into a 3-0 lead, with the Blues shaking off Marcos Alonso’s disallowed goal in style.

Germany forward Werner’s strike put Chelsea 4-3 ahead on aggregate, after Madrid had claimed a dominant 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge in the first leg.

Just when the Blues looked to close out a remarkable comeback victory however, Luka Modric conjured a majestic pass for Rodrygo’s volley.

Karim Benzema thumped in a header in extra-time and Chelsea’s quest for a miracle in Madrid proved in vain, leaving the Blues to relinquish their Champions League title.

“When I celebrated I thought ‘this is it’,” Werner told Chelsea’s official club website.

“We could have scored before that to make it 3-0 but the officials didn’t give it to us. It is a point you can talk about but when I scored I thought ‘we are through with this’.

“We nearly gave no chances to Madrid but in the end we have to say the goals they scored were very good.

“To come back after a 3-1 defeat in the home game was very good for us, we had everything that we needed at 3-0 up, we had the chance to go through.

“There was one moment in regular time when we were not like we were the whole game and Madrid have the quality to score against you and they showed it for the 3-1.

“I think it was a brilliant goal, a brilliant cross from Modric, hard to defend.”

Mason Mount and Toni Rudiger both netted before Alonso saw a fine drive chalked off for handball after a VAR check.

Ruben