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Real Madrid and AC Milan Advance to Champions League Semifinals after Eliminating Chelsea and Napoli

Real Madrid weren't wasting any chances as they went on to knock Chelsea off the Champions League and advance to the semifinals.

Real Madrid and AC Milan Advance to Champions League Semifinals after Eliminating Chelsea and Napoli
Rodrygo scored a brace for Real Madrid as they went on to kick Chelsea off the Champions League. Source: Real Madrid.

Real Madrid and AC Milan have advanced into the Champions League Semi-finals after eliminating Chelsea and Napoli off the league in the second round of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals. Real Madrid's win was expected as they were already 2-0 ahead in aggregate after the first round, but AC Milan's win has come as a surprise as Napoli are 22 points ahead of them in the Serie A and are a significantly worse team qualitywise.

Real Madrid Knock Chelsea Off the UEFA Champions League

Real Madrid weren't wasting any chances as they went on to knock Chelsea off the Champions League and advance to the semifinals. Real went on to make things right for themselves after Chelsea squandered chances in the first half. Real Madrid beat Chelsea 2-0 and bolstered their 2-0 aggregate lead after the first round to 4-0 on aggregate.

Real Madrid's Eder Militao who was impeccable in defense in the UCL Quarterfinals second round celebrating a goal
Eder Militao was very impactful in defense and prevented a number of Chelsea strikes from going into the box. Source: Real Madrid.

Rodrygo Scores a Brace in the Champions League Knockout Stage as Real Send Chelsea Packing

On resumption after the halftime break, Rodrygo went on to score the opener in the 58th minute, and made it a brace with his second in the 80th minute. Karim Benzema and Vini Jr. were not in perfect form but Rodrygo managed to fill in those huge boots and get the goals. Bravo!

Real Madrid's advancement to the UCL Semifinals makes their manager Carlo Ancelotti a ninth-time UCL Semifinals manager. Carlo lauded goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois for his impeccable saves.

Chelsea Still in a Slump and The Dilemma of How to Move Forward

Chelsea showed improvement in their game against Real Madrid but despite creating really good chances, couldn't just score the goals. Chelsea now face a very expensive dilemma when it comes to the wages they are currently paying players, and deciding which players to get rid of.

The thing is, Chelsea have to be careful who they transfer out as they do not have a permanent manager at the moment, who could make a good decision on transfer outs and be left with the players he thinks can take the club forward. Chelsea's loss today was their fourth consecutive loss of such magnitude since 1993.

AC Milan Upends Napoli Kicking them Off the UEFA Champions League

AC Milan upended Napoli as they kicked them out of the UEFA Champions League. AC Milan came into the game with a 1-0 lead on aggregate and made it 2-1 after drawing Napoli 1-1 in the second round. Olivier Giroud opened the scoring for Milan in the 43rd minute with Victor Osimhen coming to Napoli's rescue in stoppage time. Osimhen's effort was, however, too little too late as AC Milan kicked them off the UCL on a 2-1 aggregate lead.

AC Milan celebrating after scoring a goal against Napoli in the UCL Quarterfinals second round
AC Milan pulled off a surprise win against Napoli despite Napoli being the better team. Source: UCL.

A Lucky AC Milan Beats a Better Napoli

Mind you, Napoli are 22 points ahead in Serie A and the expectation was that Napoli, even owing to their wonderful performance in the UCL this season, were the ones who'd be heading to the semifinals. Well, Milan were the lucky ones and that means we may just have a Milan derby in the UCL Semifinals if Inter Milan are to advance.

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