I'm also quite disappointed with the results they got in the second leg, because for the first leg their defeat was a natural thing considering that the match was an away game from Napoli. But in this second leg the result is completely unacceptable. As you said, Napoli are dominating in the league and nothing can prevent them from getting the Serie A title, but they are playing like clowns in UCL especially in the second leg (their home game). AC Milan really still have their usual winning mentality in the UCL.
Napoli are in one of their top form this season, they're in pursuit for the Scudetto and losing 4 nil to their rival in the league game, coming to UCL and get kickout by the same team is quite frustrating. Stefano Pioli and Luciano Spalleti should settle their scores probably next season because both managers have a specified tactics they use when they meet each other. The Rossoneri have eliminated the Parthenopeans from the UCL quarter finals, AC Milan are now semi finalist and I hope they are present in Instanbul after all these battles. 
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I'm also quite disappointed with the results they got in the second leg, because for the first leg their defeat was a natural thing considering that the match was an away game from Napoli. But in this second leg the result is completely unacceptable. As you said, Napoli are dominating in the league and nothing can prevent them from getting the Serie A title, but they are playing like clowns in UCL especially in the second leg (their home game). AC Milan really still have their usual winning mentality in the UCL.
Napoli created many opportunities in a second leg but they just were lack of accuracy for their shots. Missing a penalty is bad but if they can score goals from other opportunities, the aggregated result would be very different.AC Milan did not play too bad in Naples but Napoli did regretted some missing chances by themselves. At least they can control their destiny by finishing better and perhaps a pressure to have a first semi final in Champions League for Napoli and for their own player career is their biggest challenge. They failed against themselves first and AC Milan just did completed their task well enough.
Chelsea's season finally came to an end today. The club's hope of ever playing in Europe next season is finally over and the management can now see the damage they have done to a club that was singlehandedly built by one man. The club would have to get a top-class coach and do a total overhauling of its players.
Chelsea tried to attack a lot but they could not score any goal in a first half. What happened in a second half is reasonable when Chelsea players failed to keep their minds calmly and lost their own balance between attacking to find goals and defensive to avoid goals from Real Madrid. A first goal from Rodrygo nailed the match as with 3 goals difference, it is impossible for Chelsea to come back. 
The situation is getting chaotic, it looks like Chelsea will be very difficult to get out of this bad period. Lampard's presence had no effect on the team at all. It's like it's hard to find a standard that matches Chelsea players. This season seems to be the last for the Blues to taste the Champions League competition. And if you don't immediately find the right coach, it seems it will be very difficult for Chelsea to be able to return to Europe's most elite competition.
A bad season for Chelsea and even potentially relegated. Sad to see a Chelsea team not scoring. Every striker now wants to direct the ball to the goal. Nobody to shoot nobody to score. It's like having Hazard, Oscar and Willian and Mata playing without CF in their early days. In the end Costa made that team into a monster in my opinion. As long as Chelsea don't have CF that is aggressive, strong, defensive and also holds the ball when needed, Chelsea will never score. A Drogba or Costa mold player is needed. Osimhen might suit me. 
DAMN it was so close! I hate Osimhen now 
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In the Milan-Napoli match, it was Milan who advanced. Honestly, I didn't expect such a result with Napoli dominating the league. I must say they surprised me a lot. Napoli didn't play very well in both games and it was Milan who drew this one and went through. Real Madrid won 2-0 in the first leg. Today, in a game that ended in a draw in the first half, they won with goals in the second half. We can say that it is normal for real madrid to eliminate chelsea. Napoli will focus more on the league after this.
I'm also quite disappointed with the results they got in the second leg, because for the first leg their defeat was a natural thing considering that the match was an away game from Napoli. But in this second leg the result is completely unacceptable. As you said, Napoli are dominating in the league and nothing can prevent them from getting the Serie A title, but they are playing like clowns in UCL especially in the second leg (their home game). AC Milan really still have their usual winning mentality in the UCL.
Chelsea vs Real Madrid, Chelsea was playing well everything was good in first half, first half play more than Real Madrid short on target possession pass completion, but the second half, Real Madrid defense make it difficult for Chelsea,The match ended with the same score as the first leg and 4-0 on aggregate was actually quite crushing,
the first half was goalies, the second half Real Madrid scored two goals first goal in fifty eight minutes scored by Rodrygo and the second goal for eighty minutes. We know Chelsea is in poor performance, but their performance today they tried, Chelsea was in control throughout the match
Real Madrid Chelsea
6 Short on target 6
52 possession 48
the first half was goalies, the second half Real Madrid scored two goals first goal in fifty eight minutes scored by Rodrygo and the second goal for eighty minutes. We know Chelsea is in poor performance, but their performance today they tried, Chelsea was in control throughout the match
Real Madrid Chelsea
6 Short on target 6
52 possession 48
Chelsea played effectively in the first half but failed to score a goal. They kept trying until the second half, when Real Madrid scored, which discouraged them, and you could tell by their expressions and style of play that they had given up on the match.
Chelsea has had a disappointing season in both the Champions League and the Premier League. They must go back and restructure their strategy in order to compete with other top clubs by next season. They already have the players; all they need is a good coach to put them through their paces. It appears that they will not compete in the Champions League next season; however, we may see them in the next two seasons depending on how they perform by next season.
The situation is getting chaotic, it looks like Chelsea will be very difficult to get out of this bad period. Lampard's presence had no effect on the team at all. It's like it's hard to find a standard that matches Chelsea players. This season seems to be the last for the Blues to taste the Champions League competition. And if you don't immediately find the right coach, it seems it will be very difficult for Chelsea to be able to return to Europe's most elite competition.
I think that the problems are not only with the coach. I go agree with what you have said above. The coach is also determining the success of club but i reminds you that if there are so many chelsea's players were always performing under perform. The players like gallagher, chalobach gave a very small impact on the clubs. Chelsea needs to sell so many players to rebuild its squads again. Todd boehly was buying so many useless players during potter's era.
Todd Boehly was even coming to the Chelsea changing room before the match against Brighton and being so mad at the players caused by Chelsea was always getting bad results in a row.
All of the things in Chelsea likely have their fault.
External body involvement could be of great help and if possible the management of Chelsea should consider a total overhaul of the most significant club structure and officials that are at the helm of affairs in Chelsea.
The situation is getting chaotic, it looks like Chelsea will be very difficult to get out of this bad period. Lampard's presence had no effect on the team at all. It's like it's hard to find a standard that matches Chelsea players. This season seems to be the last for the Blues to taste the Champions League competition. And if you don't immediately find the right coach, it seems it will be very difficult for Chelsea to be able to return to Europe's most elite competition.
I think that the problems are not only with the coach. I go agree with what you have said above. The coach is also determining the success of club but i reminds you that if there are so many chelsea's players were always performing under perform. The players like gallagher, chalobach gave a very small impact on the clubs. Chelsea needs to sell so many players to rebuild its squads again. Todd boehly was buying so many useless players during potter's era.
Todd boehly was even coming to the chelsea's changing room before the match against brighton and being so mad at the players caused by chelsea was always getting bad results in a row.
It's likely all of the things in chelsea have their own fault.
In the Milan-Napoli match, it was Milan who advanced. Honestly, I didn't expect such a result with Napoli dominating the league. I must say they surprised me a lot. Napoli didn't play very well in both games and it was Milan who drew this one and went through. Real Madrid won 2-0 in the first leg. Today, in a game that ended in a draw in the first half, they won with goals in the second half. We can say that it is normal for real madrid to eliminate Chelsea. Napoli will focus more on the league after this.
It was very painful to see Napoli knocked out of this competition. It seems something is not right with the team's defense and the midfield. They kept losing balls and Inter took advantage of these lapses and adopted the counter-attacking style. The predicted wonderful season for Napoli is gradually becoming a mirage. I am sure that the club will consider selling Victor Osinhem and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to enable them to have a financially profitable season. Now rthey have to focus on winning the Seria A.
Chelsea's season finally came to an end today. The club's hope of ever playing in Europe next season is finally over and the management can now see the damage they have done to a club that was singlehandedly built by one man. The club would have to get a top-class coach and do a total overhauling of its players.
Frank lampard keeps showing what a low level Coach he is, I would have even preferred if Chelsea has waited till they got a replacement before sacking Graham potter.
This hasn’t been the best Real Madrid across the two legs but a poor side Madrid would beat this Chelsea team at any event any day any time.
This is the 5th match that Chelsea is losing under Lampard and is so bad that they can only score 1 goal out of it all. This hasn’t been the best Real Madrid across the two legs but a poor side Madrid would beat this Chelsea team at any event any day any time.
The worst mistake Chelsea did was signing Lampard as their head coach. The mistake has been done, they gat to manage it till the end of the season. That's their punishment for signing a low-class coach that can't win and substituting the bad players from the good players. Nevertheless, Chelsea's performance against Real Madrid tonight is a bit more manageable than their previous match against each other. Even though Chelsea lost in their home, I wasn't expecting that can push this kind of attack they did today but their problem remains a good striker.
In the Milan-Napoli match, it was Milan who advanced. Honestly, I didn't expect such a result with Napoli dominating the league. I must say they surprised me a lot. Napoli didn't play very well in both games and it was Milan who drew this one and went through. Real Madrid won 2-0 in the first leg. Today, in a game that ended in a draw in the first half, they won with goals in the second half. We can say that it is normal for real madrid to eliminate chelsea. Napoli will focus more on the league after this.
Napoli odds were higher than Milan but they failed in the end, too bad for them. For Chelsea, it was expected to see them being kicked by Real Madrid in today's game. No ambitions no motivation and nothing could be hoped from this team.
Real Madrid advanced with nice 4 goals to 0 in aggregate. Inter and Manchester City will follow tomorrow tho.
I never gave the Chelsea game too much thoughts. I knew the team is finished and they cannot do anything to withstand Los Blancos. It was just a repetition of the scoreline at Madrid, Chelsea couldn't even score one goal at their home.
I wasn't worried that Chelsea lost their match today, I knew that's what will happen, I don't know how Chelsea will play, but I was so confident that real Madrid will win the match. Even before the match started, I predicted that real Madrid will score two goals, which my prediction is right. I think Chelsea will have to go and rest, they will use the opportunity to work on their players and coach. Both home and away, Chelsea couldn't score any goal, I think they should be ashamed. I wasn't suprise because I don't really know how Chelsea will score with the way they are performing. 
Given the performances I've seen from Chelsea players in the last few matches, I don't think Chelsea will be able to take any home advantage against Real Madrid. The Madrid team is very strong and organized. In the first leg match against Chelsea, we only saw Real Madrid's dominance. Chelsea's performance was very poor. Madrid won this match by 2-0 margin. And the important thing is that Chelsea managed only 7 shots in this match. Chelsea will not be able to break down Madrid's defense if this poor attacking performance continues. I decided to bet Madrid to win the second leg.
I am also still unsure about Chelsea's game even though they are playing at home they are not too convincing and that is inseparable from the performances that are still inconsistent so there will still be many doubts and Real Madrid is a tough opponent for the UCL so this is a big chance to win the second leg I predict same only for Real Madrid, even if the result is a draw but it doesn't make Chelsea better then I don't think it will change anything for Chelsea.The odds for Real Madrid are still quite high, the bookies still give hope and it's far from likely they can win, because I know that away from home the bookies always give big odds.
I bet Real Madrid to win. And I won money. Like the first leg, we don't see any goals from Chelsea in this match. However, Chelsea did not play defensively in this match. As they were already behind after losing 2-0 in the first leg. So they had no chance to play a defensive strategy in this match. However, Chelsea could not break down Madrid's defense with their weak attack, although they did attack a lot. Real Madrid will likely face Manchester City in the semi-finals. I am looking forward to a very exciting match. It is impossible to predict the outcome of this match.
Talking about the match for the second leg today, the chance still has Madrid and the odds are actually quite good if you look at the current conditions for them, even though they are the away team for this leg 2 but of course they are still the favorites now and I think it doesn't hurt to bet back on Madrid with odds this big for them.
2.55 is indeed quite good in terms of odds, especially with the Madrid players who seem ready for this second leg.Ancelotti himself does look quite serious even though Chelsea's current condition can be said to be not in good condition, but on the other hand they will not consider this an easy match because they are aware that even though Chelsea this season is quite bad they are still one of the big club.
Being in Madrid is worth it but on the other hand I think Chelsea definitely want to create conditions where they are less humiliated.
I made 2 bets in this match because I was so sure I was in Madrid.
This is a pretty big win for me this week because the 12.00 Odds for my 0-2 score went well. Even though I regretted losing to Napoli odds a little, but with the win for Madrid in the 2 bets I made, I don't really feel like I have lost for Napoli.
Napoli didn't fight
I didn't understand what exactly Napoli did today. I choose to watch Napoli vs Ac Milan over Real Madrid because I believed the battle between Napoli vs Ac Milan would be more fierced but I was rather disappointed when Napoli played what I would call an uncoordinated football.
From the 1st minute to the 90th minute, Napoli players refused to connect their key player and their striker Victor Osimhen throughout the match.
It was towards the end of the match, after 90 minutes that the selfish players began to send the ball into the box towards Osimhen. And also the coach of Napoli didn't make any efforts to call his boys to order and that has caused him the champions league, having paraded one of the most inform clubs in the Champions League.
I didn't understand what exactly Napoli did today. I choose to watch Napoli vs Ac Milan over Real Madrid because I believed the battle between Napoli vs Ac Milan would be more fierced but I was rather disappointed when Napoli played what I would call an uncoordinated football.
From the 1st minute to the 90th minute, Napoli players refused to connect their key player and their striker Victor Osimhen throughout the match.
It was towards the end of the match, after 90 minutes that the selfish players began to send the ball into the box towards Osimhen. And also the coach of Napoli didn't make any efforts to call his boys to order and that has caused him the champions league, having paraded one of the most inform clubs in the Champions League.
In the Milan-Napoli match, it was Milan who advanced. Honestly, I didn't expect such a result with Napoli dominating the league. I must say they surprised me a lot. Napoli didn't play very well in both games and it was Milan who drew this one and went through. Real Madrid won 2-0 in the first leg. Today, in a game that ended in a draw in the first half, they won with goals in the second half. We can say that it is normal for real madrid to eliminate chelsea. Napoli will focus more on the league after this.
Congrats AC Milan
Milan has successfully completed the 16-year wait to qualify for the Champions League semifinals, season 2006/2007 was the last season for AC Milan to qualify for the semifinals under Carlo Ancelotti who is currently coach of Real Madrid right now. Unbelievable with Milan achievement in Champion League because they are not favorite team and has inconsistency performance in domestic. One step closer to final stage for Milan waiting for winner between Inter vs Benfica and has possibility with Serie A team semifinal in Champion League after Inter winning 2-0 on first leg.
Ac milan was able to provide many surprises in the Champions League this season where they were greatly underestimated when they faced tottenham, even when they faced Napoli, people believed that Napoli would easily qualify for the semifinals, but look at what AC Milan has done, they are really strong in the Ucl. I'm sure their efforts will end up on a pretty good note.Milan has successfully completed the 16-year wait to qualify for the Champions League semifinals, season 2006/2007 was the last season for AC Milan to qualify for the semifinals under Carlo Ancelotti who is currently coach of Real Madrid right now. Unbelievable with Milan achievement in Champion League because they are not favorite team and has inconsistency performance in domestic. One step closer to final stage for Milan waiting for winner between Inter vs Benfica and has possibility with Serie A team semifinal in Champion League after Inter winning 2-0 on first leg.
well, real madrid and Ac milan have already qualified for the semifinals of the Champions league this season. they will wait for who will accompany them in the semifinals, but I think inter milan and manchester city have a bigger chance to qualify for the semifinals
That's the fourth game for interim manager Frank Lampard, and that's his fourth straight loss, scoring only one (deflected) goal in the process, that's horrendous and even embarrassing from Chelsea's point of view. Todd Boehly is clueless about football, and i am pretty sure he'd be asking himself what he has gotten into. I know the signing of Frankie gives them ample time to hire the right manager for the job, but Frankie just recently had a terrible period with Everton before he was sacked, it is obvious he does not have what it takes to be a topflight manager, and Chelsea is going from bad to worse with him in the dugout. More confusion for Todd, does he sack Lampard now and hire a proper manager, or does he allow him see out the season, irrespective of what the results would be from now until the end.
Having said that, Real Madrid are through to the SF, and they await the winner between City and Bayern Munich, imo City are going to go through, they already have a strong 3-0 lead, and i even think they are going to win the second leg tomorrow, thus we'd watch a repeat of last season's SF, and City would surely have revenge on their minds.
Having said that, Real Madrid are through to the SF, and they await the winner between City and Bayern Munich, imo City are going to go through, they already have a strong 3-0 lead, and i even think they are going to win the second leg tomorrow, thus we'd watch a repeat of last season's SF, and City would surely have revenge on their minds.
The situation is getting chaotic, it looks like Chelsea will be very difficult to get out of this bad period. Lampard's presence did not affect the team at all. It's like it's hard to find a standard that matches Chelsea players. This season seems to be the last for the Blues to taste the Champions League competition. And if you don't immediately find the right coach, it seems it will be very difficult for Chelsea to be able to return to Europe's most elite competition.
Since Chelsea has lost all possible bases to recover and there is the possibility that their current coach will soon get a sack threat from the club owners since thos have been their standard of operation since this season begin some months ago.
It was a strong start for Chelsea, but they can't get away from the fact that their hopes of winning trophies have been dashed by Real Madrid, and this victory had a significant impact on both Chelsea fans and the club as a whole. In addition, Rodrygo's two goals against Chelsea highlighted how badly all of Chelsea's previous defeats have damaged their self-confidence. However, it was a fantastic match for both teams.
It's always like that. Played offensively during the early matches and then it just got destroyed by its opponent after the game was coming to the middle-end of game. Im feeling if it's just a common thing caused by how often chelsea is repeating the same pattern in any matches. No goal since lampard has been signed as a caretaker until the end of season. It proves how bad the squads owned by chelsea is. The players keep playing individually without any chemistry.
No UCL next season. Chelsea is the potential to be relegated to the domestic league too. Chelsea under todd is very different right now. Im tired to see that chelsea is always playing like shit.
It doesn't even matter how big or small it's opponent. It keeps playing shit.
Overhaul is a must for chelsea. The owner's brain needs to be brainwashed again. todd was changing chelsea to be a very bad club.
I wonder what Todd Boehly is thinking. I don't know if this is more of a hobby than an investment to him, but pumping over half a billion into the team and then seeing them lose in every single competition isn't probably fun either way. Now he has to wait almost two years if everything goes according to plan to see the team that he is trying to pimp financially play again the Champions League against the best teams in the world. Now all that is left is a poor Premier League season and no international soccer for the coming season. That doesn't look like a lot of fun for him.
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