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Summary

  • Holders Chelsea knocked out by Real Madrid after Karim Benzema's extra-time winner

  • Villareal knock out Bayern Munich to reach Champions League semi-finals

  • RESULT: Real Madrid 2-3 [5-4 agg] Chelsea

  • RESULT: Bayern Munich 1-1 [1-2 agg] Villareal

  • Quarter-finals second leg

  • Liverpool host Benfica and Man City travel to Atletico Madrid in Wednesday's ties

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  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 12 April 2022

    #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only - standard message rates apply)

    Go on then, I'm sure you're dying to tell us... what would be your go-to film/song/poem/whatever to inspire a side to comeback from 3-1 down away from home in a major European quarter-final?

    What gets your blood pumping to pull off the seemingly impossible?

    You can tweet us on #bbcfootball or text in on 81111 (UK only - standard message rates apply).

  2. Four changes for Chelseapublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 12 April 2022

    Real Madrid v Chelsea (20:00 BST)

    Four changes for Chelsea from the side that started the first leg at Stamford Bridge last Wednesday.

    Marcos Alonso, Mateo Kovacic, Timo Werner and Ruben Loftus-Cheek all start.

    Andreas Christensen, Jorginho and Christian Pulisic drop to the bench.

    Defender Cesar Azpilicueta, who started the first leg before missing the 6-0 win over Southampton on Saturday after testing positive for coronavirus, is also on the bench.

    Chelsea XI: Mendy, James, Silva, Rudiger, Alonso, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Kante, Mount, Havertz, Werner.

    Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Christensen, Jorginho, Pulisic, Bettinelli, Chalobah, Saul, Ziyech, Azpilicueta, Sarr, Vale.

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    The bad news for Chelsea is that Karim Benzema - Real Madrid's hat-trick hero six days ago - starts.

    There is one defensive change from the side that lined up at Stamford Bridge - Nacho starts in place of Eder Militao who is not involved.

    Gareth Bale once again starts on the bench.

    Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Nacho, Alaba, Mendy, Modric, Casemiro, Kroos, Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius Junior.

    Substitutes: Asensio, Marcelo, Lunin, Jovic, Lucas, Bale, Ceballos, Rodrygo, Mariano, Camavinga, Fuidias, Marin.

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  3. Postpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 12 April 2022

    Real Madrid v Chelsea (20:00 BST)

    I've no idea if Chelsea will be playing four-four-f*!$ing-two tonight. All I do know is that they somehow need to win by at least two goals to keep this Champions League tie alive.

    So whether it's Roy Race, Jimmy Muir, Captain John Colby or Mike Bassett, Chelsea need to draw on inspiration from somewhere.

  4. Pure inspirationpublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 12 April 2022

    Real Madrid v Chelsea (20:00 BST)

    Sean Bean in When Saturday ComesImage source, New Line
    Roy of the RoversImage source, Rebellion
    Escape to VictoryImage source, Rex
    Ricky Tomlinson as Mike BassettImage source, Rex Features
  5. Holding out for some heroespublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 12 April 2022

    "We need nothing else than a fantastic script that we want to be able to overcome this" - Thomas Tuchel.

    Yep, Chelsea are in dire need of the kind of comeback tale cooked up by your average Hollywood writer. The kind of story that sees a team on its knees, down and out, battered, bruised and beaten, somehow summon the kind of Herculean, redemptive inner strength to rise from the ashes, vanquish the odds and claim glory.

    I really hope Tuchel has pinned some of these up in the Bernabeu changing room...