Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid LIVE! Champions League result, match stream, latest reaction and updates today

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Real Madrid booked their place in the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Despite having a two-goal advantage after their first-leg win at the Bernabeu, Real had to overcome some nervy moments in west London as N’Golo Kante and Marc Cucurella both wasted huge chances for the hosts, who once again were wasteful in front of goal and were made to pay the price.

That poor finishing roved costly after the break as Rodrygo put the visitors up on the night after a Trevoh Chalobah error, before providing the finishing touch on yet another European job well done for Real with his second late on, put on a plate for him by a sensational Federico Valverde run. The 14-time champions are through once more to the last-four where they will likely face Manchester City, barring a stunning comeback from Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.

Chelsea vs Real Madrid latest news

• GOAL! Second for Rodrygo seals it

• GOAL! Rodrygo puts Real ahead on the night

• WOODWORK! Rodrygo hits the post

• CHANCE! Kante wastes early opportunity

Chelsea FC 0 - 2 Real Madrid CF

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23:25 , Matt Verri

Chelsea became a team with tactics, work rate and aspiration for the first time in months, but it was too late as a superior Real Madrid picked them off.

In the final match that matters to the club this season, the Blues’ expensively assembled group gave the 14-time European Cup winners a scare at Stamford Bridge, before falling to another 2-0 defeat.

Chelsea bombarded Thibaut Courtois’s goal at times in the second leg of this Champions League second leg, despite being a measly 11th place in the Premier League and winless in six matches.

Read our full analysis here

Here we go again...

22:32 , Matt Verri

Player ratings

22:13 , Matt Verri

Conor Gallagher 6

Put himself about and created a good opening for Kante at 0-0 with a smart header. Also shot straight at Courtois. Deserves a run in the side now.

Kai Havertz 4

Put in a shift but offered nothing in a way of cutting edge to a Chelsea side who started the game needing to score twice. Admittedly he lacked proper service but is not a reliable centre-forward at this level.

Read our full Chelsea ratings here

Special goal to seal it

22:06 , Matt Verri

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

21:59 , Matt Verri

That’s it. Chelsea are out of the Champions League.

An admirable effort but one that came too late in the season. Over both legs, Real Madrid deserved to win and, if you can’t finish, you can’t make it through at this level.

FT: Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid (0-4 agg)

21:54 , Matt Verri

Real Madrid march on in the Champions League. Again.

Chelsea had their moments, but a Rodrygo brace sees the defending champions ease into the semi-finals.

21:52 , Matt Verri

90+1 mins: Three minutes added on, as Felix blazes over from distance.

Sterling then looks to skip past Camavinga, but Valverde is back to double up on him. Real giving Chelsea absolutely nothing.

21:50 , Matt Verri

90 mins: Some frustration from Mudryk is taken out on Modric, slides in out wide and catches the Real midfielder. Yellow card for the winger.

Chelsea are desperate to hear this final whistle.

21:48 , Matt Verri

88 mins: Kepa denies Vinicius, wouldn’t have counted though. Flag goes up.

And now Chelsea are in behind, Mudryk is away after a lovely pass from Mount. Just Courtois to beat and he somehow drags it well wide of the near post. Awful finish.

Offside too though, much to his relief.

21:46 , Matt Verri

85 mins: Vinicius continues to lurk on the halfway line. Saving all his energy for the counter opportunites.

Chelsea struggling to even pick a pass now, they’re well-beaten.

21:44 , Matt Verri

83 mins: Mudryk from the edge of the area, straight at Courtois. So many Chelsea shots have been sent straight at the goalkeeper.

Ten minutes left and there’s every chance Real inflict more misery on Chelsea. Ruthless display in the second half.

GOAL! Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid | Rodrygo 79'

21:40 , Matt Verri

GAME, SET AND MATCH.

If it wasn’t already. Long spell of possession before a ruthless move bursts into life.

Vinicius cuts the ball back to Valverde, he dances into the box and produces a lovely cut back to Rodrygo, who can quite literally walk the ball into the empty net.

21:37 , Matt Verri

76 mins: Vinicius basically just standing on the halfway line now waiting for the counter. He looks to be away on goal, but Mudryk flies back to close him down. Crazy speed.

He then fires over at the other end, sharp though from the winger. Havertz now off, Mount on for the final 15 minutes or so.

21:35 , Matt Verri

74 mins: Felix with a lovely nutmeg and drives into the Real half, all sorts of space here for Chelsea.

Has Sterling charging away to his right, looks to flick the pass through to him but instead it’s straight to Camavinga. Another chance goes begging.

21:33 , Matt Verri

72 mins: Kante has been impressive, aside from the smallmatter of his finishing, in this advanced role. Wins another corner for Chelsea.

Felix swings it in, plenty of blue shirts lurking but it’s a superb header from Militao to clear the danger.

21:32 , Matt Verri

71 mins: Benzema trudges off for Real, he’s had a really quiet night. Tchouameni on to replace him.

Felix tries his luck from the edge of the area, blocked as Havertz appeals for a penalty. Never getting that.

21:28 , Matt Verri

68 mins: It’s actually Cucurella who makes way for Mudryk, who goes to left wing-back. Sterling and Felix for Fernandez and Gallagher.

Chelsea continue to threaten down the right, so many crosses put into the box but nobody there to take advantage. A tale as old as time.

21:27 , Matt Verri

66 mins: Real try to walk the ball into the net, very nearly do so too. Benzema passes it straight at Kepa from close range.

Those Chelsea changes still haven’t been made, they’ve been waiting on the touchline for about three minutes.

21:25 , Matt Verri

64 mins: Here we go, Lampard turns to his bench. Felix, Mudryk, Sterling and the kitchen sink being brought on.

Fofana, Gallagher and Fernandez the three to make way. Can Chelsea produce a late miracle?

21:22 , Matt Verri

61 mins: Chelsea still pushing, but that quality in front of goal isn’t there. Gallagher fires straight at Courtois.

Kante now free on the right, dinks a cross through to Fernandez and he can only run it out of play under pressure from Rudiger.

GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 Real Madrid | Rodrygo 58'

21:19 , Matt Verri

TIE OVER?

That is cruel, just as Chelsea were really pushing. Rodrygo is away down the right, after Chalobah lets him skip away.

Cut back misses Benzema, Vinicius is so cool in laying it back to Rodrygo and he does the rest from close range.

21:17 , Matt Verri

57 mins: Chelsea are on the charge, Real rattled.

Havertz jinks his way to the edge of the box, gets the shot in and it takes a slight deflection off Militao, straight at Courtois.

Chelsea HAVE to make the most of this spell. One goal and it’s all to play for.

Dan Kilpatrick at Stamford Bridge

21:16 , Matt Verri

Both sides can count themselves a little lucky to still have 11 players on the pitch.

James could easily have seen red for a dangerous challenge on Camavinga while Militao might have been shown a second yellow for catching Chalobah.

21:15 , Matt Verri

54 mins: Chelsea players and Lampard screaming for a second yellow card as Militao brings down Chalobah. Clumsy from the Real defender, who needs to be very careful after his earlier booking.

Chelsea aren’t going to get their wish, for all Lampard continues to complain.

21:13 , Matt Verri

53 mins: ANOTHER HUGE CHANCE!

Kante again can’t take it. Militao heads out the initial cross, Gallagher nods it back in though and Kante is there a few yards out. Brilliant block to deny him.

It’s then another woeful corner, this time from Fernandez. Barely reached the first man.

21:11 , Matt Verri

50 mins: Camavinga with a scream and six rolls after James catches him late. Did catch him on the top of the foot, and that’s a yellow card for the Chelsea man.

Camavinga has stayed down, looks in a fair bit of pain. Stamford Bridge faithful less than impressed.

21:09 , Matt Verri

48 mins: Kroos swings it towards the back post, Chalobah flicks it away for a corner.

Silva again the man to head it out in the middle, Chelsea briefly think they’re away on the counter but Kovacic has fouled Kroos.

21:07 , Matt Verri

47 mins: Vinicius can run with the ball early in the second half, Fofana too keen and catches him from behind. Free-kick Real in a dangerous position out wide.

Doesn’t look like Fofana actually touched him really, very generous.

Back underway!

21:06 , Matt Verri

Up and running again at Stamford Bridge. Rudiger is indeed on for Alaba for the visitors.

Half-time change coming up?

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Have to score that...

20:56 , Matt Verri

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

20:53 , Matt Verri

Thibaut Courtois just kissed the Real Madrid badge in front of the Matthew Harding End. Big save from Cucurella.

Your pantomime villian, ladies and gentleman. Can he be beaten in the second half?

HT: Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid (0-2 agg)

20:50 , Matt Verri

It’s as you were after 45 minutes of the second leg.

Still Chelsea need two goals, but they’ve played well so far. Two huge chances, but Cucurella and Kante not really the two players you’d want them falling to.

Blues still just about alive in the tie.

20:48 , Matt Verri

45+1 mins: WHAT A SAVE!

Massive moment in this tie. James is free on the right, low cross into the box falls for Cucurella at the back post. Completely free, Courtois flies off his line to smother the shot.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

20:46 , Matt Verri

Olivier Giroud’s name is flashed up as a goalscorer (unfortunately for AC Milan) on the big screens at Stamford Bridge, just as it feels that Chelsea need a striker...

20:45 , Matt Verri

43 mins: Corner comes to nothing and Real are straight on the counter, Valverde charging away from Silva.

Dinked to the back post, impossible angle for Benzema and he volleys well wide.

20:44 , Matt Verri

42 mins: Real should really score, a goal that would have put this tie to bed.

Modric in behind, whips the cross to the back post where Vinicius has got in behind Fofana, but he gets the finish all wrong under pressure.

At the other end, Kante in again on the right and wins another corner.

20:42 , Matt Verri

40 mins: Kante has been pretty effective in this more advanced role. Maybe not as effective as Mount or Felix would have been though...

Corner Chelsea, Cucurella the man to take it. Flicked on by Havertz at the near post, Gallagher unable to divert it at goal as it comes to him quickly.

20:40 , Matt Verri

37 mins: James slides a pass in behind for Kante, who gets to the byline.

Stands a cross up, behind Havertz though and Cucurella unable to follow up at the back post. James does well at the other end of the pitch to get back and cut out the Real counter.

20:37 , Matt Verri

35 mins: Cucurella joins Militao in the book, cynical foul as Real looked to break away.

Good news for Chelsea is they’ve started decently enough and haven’t conceded. Bad news is they’ve only had one good chance and they still need two goals from somewhere.

20:35 , Matt Verri

33 mins: Real growing into this, Chelsea just dropping off a bit after a strong start.

Benzema scuffs an effort straight at Kepa, before the Spaniard is then down well to deny Modric who had skipped beyond Silva. Real corner coming up.

Kroos swings it in, Silva up well to head the ball away.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

20:33 , Matt Verri

Wesley Fofana is man marking Vinicius Junior, but Chelsea are tripling up on him whenever he gets it as well.

20:33 , Matt Verri

30 mins: Cucurella lobs the ball back into the six yard box, Gallagher free in the middle but he heads over the bar.

Wouldn’t have counted though, Cucurella was just offside after Havertz’s flick and the flag goes up.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

20:31 , Matt Verri

Enzo Fernandez is as aggressive as I’ve seen him in a Chelsea shirt.

This is more like it from a defensive perspective, where he can be a bit lax. His passing range is never in question, though.

20:30 , Matt Verri

28 mins: Lovely Real move, Kepa called into action.

Vinicius has space for the shot, not closed down quickly enough but the Chelsea goalkeeper is there to deny him.

20:29 , Matt Verri

27 mins: Silva follows Benzema all the way to the halfway line, bit too keen in closing him down though and gives away the foul.

Fair to say the Chelsea centre-back has no intention of letting Benzema drop deep and pick up the ball in space tonight.

Dan Kilpatrick at Stamford Bridge

20:27 , Matt Verri

It has been an encouraging start for Lampard’s side but not for the first time this season Chelsea are lacking conviction when they do get in good positions.

They have already squandered a corner and a freekick in a dangerous area, and looked hesitant when half-chances have fallen to them in the box.

They need to be more cut-throat.

20:25 , Matt Verri

23 mins: Chelsea’s set-pieces have been really poor. Already two or three opportunities wasted.

Militao has gone down holding his foot, Chelsea fans about as sympathetic as you’d imagine. He’s back up and fine to continue.

20:24 , Matt Verri

22 mins: Referee charges across and waves the first yellow card of the match, as Militao goes flying in on Havertz out wide. So pointless.

Havertz pokes the ball away from him, gets taken out and Chelsea have a free-kick. Militao has a long time left to stay out of further trouble.

20:22 , Matt Verri

19 mins: Carvajal taking his sweet time over a throw-in. Real trying to take the sting out of this match and the crowd.

Here’s their first real attack, Rodrygo from a tight angle and it smacks off the outside of the post. Think Kepa had it covered anyway.

20:19 , Matt Verri

17 mins: First corner of the match coming up for Chelsea, James over to take it as the hosts keep the pressure on. All three centre-backs are up.

And it’s an absolutely terrible ball in from James. Militao boots it right up the pitch.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

20:18 , Matt Verri

Vinicius Jr just got swarmed by Fofana, Reece James and Enzo. I can’t believe it but I can see a Chelsea system and style of play.

20:16 , Matt Verri

14 mins: There is definitely something here for Chelsea. Real looking shaky at the back.

Havertz gets in behind, dinks the ball back from the byline and James is free at the back post. Ball doesn’t fall quick enough though, and James handballs it when it eventually does.

Dan Kilpatrick at Stamford Bridge

20:15 , Matt Verri

Right place, wrong man!

N’Golo Kante was in a great position there but he’s not a natural goalscorer.

The lack of finishers felt like part of the problem with Lampard’s XI but the boss will be encouraged by the way his side have started this game.

20:14 , Matt Verri

12 mins: Fernandez tries his luck from just outside the area, doesn’t catch it though and it’s blocked.

Good start this from Chelsea, Lampard will be encouraged by what he’s seen in the opening 12 minutes.

20:13 , Matt Verri

11 mins: HUGE CHANCE!

Wow. Should be 1-0, that’s a massive opportunity for Chelsea.

Ball played out wide to James, he plays the cross in. Havertz can’t make clean contact, bobbles to Kante and he’s completely free in the box. All the time in the world, scuffed wide.

20:11 , Matt Verri

9 mins: Awful pass from Modric, Gallagher in a generous mood though and returns the favour.

The Chelsea midfielder had space 30 yards out, looked to slide the ball through to Kante but it’s played well behind him.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

20:10 , Matt Verri

This is the loudest Stamford Bridge has been all season, certainly since Thomas Tuchel was manager.

20:10 , Matt Verri

7 mins: First chance Vinicius has to run with the ball, already Chelsea look vulnerable to that big switch out wide.

He skips inside past James, looks to pick out Benzema at the back post but it’s whipped over his head and straight out of play.

20:07 , Matt Verri

5 mins: It is Kante and Gallagher playing behind Havertz, with the Frenchman well ahead of Kovacic and Fernandez. Much more advanced role for him tonight.

After a bit of a frantic minute, Real are taking control of possession and knocking it around very confidently.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

20:05 , Matt Verri

Thibaut Courtois is predictably getting abuse early on...

20:05 , Matt Verri

2 mins: Barely a minute played and Carvajal is down in a heap. Got closed down as he looked to lump the ball up the pitch, did get caught on the foot by Havertz. Sure he’ll survive.

Chelsea are showing a desire to press right up the pitch from the start.

KICK-OFF!

20:02 , Matt Verri

We’re up and running at Stamford Bridge!

20:01 , Matt Verri

Courtois not exactly getting a warm reception from the Chelsea fans. We’ll leave it at that.

Either the Stamford Bridge speakers aren’t working, or the crowd are so loud it’s been drowned out. I suspect the former, you can hear the occasional whisper when the fans themselves go quiet trying to listen for it.

Off to a flyer.

19:57 , Matt Verri

Here we go then. Teams will be out onto the pitch any minute now.

Crowd right up for it - Chelsea need to keep it that way!

Kick-off in ten minutes!

19:51 , Matt Verri

Patience from Chelsea?

19:46 , Matt Verri

It’s important in every match, but the first goal tonight is particularly crucial.

If Chelsea get it, it’s game on and the Stamford Bridge faithful will be right behind them. Real score though and take a 3-0 aggregate lead... pretty much tie over.

At some point tonight the Blues will have to go for it, but Lampard’s comments and team selection suggests we could be made to wait for that.

A very decent record...

19:43 , Matt Verri

Ancelotti: We need a complete game

19:37 , Matt Verri

Carlo Ancelotti insists there will be no complacency from his Real Madrid side tonight, despite their two-goal advantage.

“Ninety minutes remain - and in this competition, anything can happen,” he said in his pre-match press conference. “We’re thinking we have to have a very complete game.

“We are motivated as always as this is an important game in an amazingly important competition. We will be ready to play our best.”

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

19:32 , Matt Verri

The atmosphere is going to be pretty intense inside Stamford Bridge.

Between Lampard’s appointment and Kepa’s ‘remontada’ comments, the fans look set to respond. Some fans had lit flares outside and greeted the Real Madrid bus with jeers.

Warm-up time!

19:29 , Matt Verri

Strong ex-Chelsea contingent

19:23 , Matt Verri

Thibaut Courtois in goal, Eden Hazard and Antonio Rudiger on the bench, Carlo Ancelotti in the dugout...

Plenty of Stamford Bridge experience in the Real Madrid camp, while Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick here 12 months ago.

The visitors will be feeling very comfortable in west London, that’s for sure.

Pre-match thoughts from Lampard

19:17 , Matt Verri

“We want more goals as a team,” the Chelsea boss tells BT Sport. “You can’t wave a magic wand and tell players to score more goals. It’s a work in process.

“Game of this level, being clinical in the moments is massively important. When we look at the big picture of the game, we have to stay in the game. Thinking of keeping a clean sheet and not being crazy.

“And then we have impact players coming off the bench that can really add different things to the game.”

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

19:10 , Matt Verri

Conor Gallagher and Trevoh Chalobah both deserve their starts on recent displays. Gallagher was the only player singled out by Lampard for praise after the 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday.

Lampard backs Boehly address

19:06 , Matt Verri

Frank Lampard welcomed co-owner Todd Boehly’s decision to address his squad and call their defeat to Brighton ‘embarrassing.’

The caretaker manager watched on as Boehly, who had been criticised by supporters above the directors’ box during the 2-1 loss on Saturday, talked to his expensively assembled squad after their six-game winless run.

Boehly had come into the dressing room with fellow owners Behdad Egbhali and Hansjorg Wyss and delivered both words of encouragement and harsh truths.

Lampard said: “There may have been some criticism of our old owner for not coming to games. Not being around and that wasn’t always true to be fair.

“But when an owner is invested in their interest in the team and wants to help and improve it’s their prerogative to have the input they want.

“I remember the moments as a player of owners first coming into the dressing room. It first happened at Chelsea, never anywhere else before and I remember being really happy that they were there.”

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

19:01 , Matt Verri

18:55 , Matt Verri

Chelsea have scored once in their last five matches, with that goal coming from Conor Gallagher’s deflected strike against Brighton.

Not a team that have much confidence in attack right now, so it is interesting that Lampard has opted to be very cagey with his lineup.

Feels like Chelsea need all the help they can get in front of goal, but instead the interim boss has benched most of his attacking options.

Cautious from Lampard

18:45 , Matt Verri

Well then. Not exactly all guns blazing for Chelsea, who need to score at least twice tonight.

Felix, Mudryk, Sterling and Mount all on the bench, as Lampard goes for a back three and seemingly tries to pack the midfield. Could well be Gallagher playing up front close to Havertz in a surprise move.

Surpisingly defensive considering the circumstances - the bench is strong at least.

Chelsea team news

18:38 , Matt Verri

Starting XI: Kepa, James, Silva, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, Kovacic, Kante, Fernandez, Gallagher, Havertz.

Subs: Mendy; Zakaria, Mount, Loftus-Cheek, Mudryk, Felix, Sterling, Ziyech, Azpiliuceta, Hall, Chukwuemeka

18:33 , Matt Verri

Full Chelsea team news coming up very shortly.

Sounds like Conor Gallagher and Trevoh Chalobah are both in the starting lineup for the Blues tonight. All will soon be revealed...

Huge night ahead!

18:24 , Matt Verri

Still more than 90 minutes to go until kick-off, but the atmosphere is already building outside Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea are going to need all the help they can get from the stands tonight!

Last week in Spain...

18:17 , Matt Verri

Alarm bells ringing for Chelsea

18:09 , Matt Verri

There is nothing inherently wrong with an owner occasionally entering the dressing room, but the alleged details of Todd Boehly’s pre-Real Madrid speech to the Chelsea players should set alarm bells ringing again among supporters.

Boehly and fellow board members Behdad Eghbali and Hansjorg Wyss visited the dressing room after Saturday’s home defeat by Brighton where the American reportedly told the squad that their season had been “embarrassing” and singled out one senior player, signed for big money in the past year, for heavy criticism.

The visit, described as “not good at all” by one insider, was presumably intended as a timely pep talk ahead of Chelsea’s last chance to save their season against the European champions at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night but, if the details are correct, it is hard to imagine Boehly’s intervention will have improved morale.

No doubt Boehly is embarrassed by how his first season at Chelsea has unfolded, but his feelings are unlikely to be a motivator for the players, particularly when they could fairly point out that the co-owner has caused plenty of the embarrassment himself during the campaign.

Read more on that here

Run to continue?

17:59 , Matt Verri

All on the line for Lampard

17:52 , Matt Verri

Tonight is a final roll of the dice for Chelsea and a chance for Frank ­Lampard to add to his legend at ­Stamford Bridge, writes Nizaar Kinsella.

Trailing 2-0 from the first leg last week, few give the Blues a chance of mounting a comeback against Champions League kings Real Madrid and saving their season. Three straight defeats since Lampard took over as caretaker manager means their preparation could not have been much worse.

But, in a campaign that Todd Boehly labelled “embarrassing” during a dressing-room speech to the players on Saturday, European nights have offered Chelsea some salvation. Graham Potter’s biggest wins came against Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan and RB Salzburg, and Lampard was part of some famous comebacks as a Blues player.

Read our full preview here

Stage is set!

17:46 , Matt Verri

Real Madrid team news

17:39 , Matt Verri

Talk about going early! Real have confirmed their team with two and a half hours to go until kick-off...

Starting XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Camavinga, Kroos, Modric, Valverde, Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Benzema

Subs: Lunin, Lopez, Vallejo, Nacho, Hazard, Asensio, Odriozola, Vazquez, Tchouameni, Ceballos, Rudiger, Mariano

How Chelsea can pull off shock comeback

17:35 , Matt Verri

Be more direct

Frank Lampard has unpicked Graham Potter’s possession game to simplify the attacking approach. Only Manchester City and Arsenal had more open-play sequences of more than 10 passes than Chelsea under Potter but it was not working for the Blues.

Playing the ball forward quickly and with quality can stop opponents from getting into a set defensive shape, and with speed in attack from Raheem Sterling and, if he features, Mykhailo Mudryk, it could suit Chelsea. Mudryk was one of the few positives in Chelsea’s defeat against Brighton on Saturday as he benefitted from that speedy approach.

Read more on what Chelsea can do to hurt Real here

Standard Sport prediction

17:28 , Matt Verri

It is just so hard to see the Blues getting back into this tie, even if they will give it a good go.

Lampard will want to see some fight and may well throw the kitchen sink at Real tactically, which would most likely end in Chelsea being picked off on the counter in what could become a most sobering night at the Bridge.

Real Madrid to win 3-1 (5-1 on aggregate)

Real Madrid team news

17:22 , Matt Verri

Anear fully-fit Real Madrid squad is available for selection against Chelsea.

Luka Modric, Dani Carvajal and David Alaba were all benched over the weekend against Cadiz so should return at Stamford Bridge, while Vinicus Jr and Toni Kroos have shaken off the minor issues that saw them stay at home.

Ferland Mendy’s injury absence means Eduardo Camavinga and Nacho Fernandez are competing for the left-back berth. Antonio Rudiger is set to be on the bench behind Alaba and Eder Militao.

Another former Chelsea favourite, Eden Hazard, has been included in the travelling party and will also be on the bench, with Thibaut Courtois in goal.

Predicted Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Camavinga; Kroos, Modric, Valverde; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius Jr.

Chelsea team news

17:16 , Matt Verri

Kai Havertz is back from a knee injury for Chelsea, who also have Ruben Loftus-Cheek available after a back problem.

Kalidou Koulibaly (thigh) will miss out along with Carney Chukwuemeka and Armando Broja. Ben Chilwell is banned.

Thiago Silva and N’Golo Kante are expected to return after being rested against Brighton, along with the benched Reece James, Mateo Kovacic and Joao Felix.

How to watch Chelsea vs Real Madrid

17:08 , Matt Verri

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on BT Sport 1, with coverage beginning at 7pm.

Live stream: Subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the BT Sport app and website.

Live blog: You can follow all the action right here, with expert analysis from Nizaar Kinsella and Dan Kilpatrick at the ground.

Good evening!

17:01 , Matt Verri

Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Chelsea vs Real Madrid!

The Blues have a mountain to climb tonight if they’re to reach the Champions League semi-finals, after falling to a 2-0 defeat in Spain last week. Frank Lampard’s side must somehow pull off a huge upset.

We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 8pm BST from Stamford Bridge. Stay with us.