Frank Lampard lost his first four matches on the bench for Chelsea and the London outfit crashed out of the Champions League. After Tuesday’s defeat to Real Madrid (0-2 and 0-4 on aggregate), the coach spoke of the many opportunities his side missed.

Frank Lampard, the fourth defeat as the head coach of “Chelsea”.

“People will talk about this season for a long time, but the reality is that this team will be back at the highest level. It requires work and a little patience.

I think the fans appreciated our game today. The players wanted to win, they tried. We had a lot of opportunities, I can’t criticize the lads, but the reality is that we didn’t take those opportunities.

If we managed to score at least one goal, I think that with a score of 1:2 (not at all) we would have caused a reaction in the stands, the public would have helped us to press.

From my point of view, we were the better team today. Let’s not forget that we were playing against world-class opponents with a lot of experience in this competition.

This is the first match after which I am optimistic. Now the standard must not drop, that is the message to the players. We need to improve our game before the end of the season.

There are many new players that need placement. After years of success in the Premier League and Champions League, it was time for a move. But that doesn’t mean we won’t have goals for the rest of the season. I will not take the pressure off the players” – Frank Lampard.

Carlo Ancelotti and the qualification of “Real” to the semi-finals of the Champions League: “It is a well-deserved result”

“It was a match in which we had to suffer a lot to win. Chelsea gave us problems in the beginning, but we managed. In the end I performed well. We had a good level, we were particularly strong in the end.

This is a well-deserved result and we are very happy. Courtois’ big intervention was very important. I didn’t want them to score. It could worry. In the second half we were stronger” – Carlo Ancelotti.

Know:

• “Chelsea” has lost 4 matches in a row in all competitions for the first time in 30 years.

• This season, the Londoners did not score in 18 matches. The last time this happened was in the 1980/81 season (when they went 21 games without scoring).

• In his last matches as manager (Everton and Chelsea), Frank Lampard has won one, drawn two and lost 15 (goal difference 11-34).

• Real Madrid is likely to play in the semi-finals against Manchester City. Pep Guardiola’s team won 3-0 in the first leg of the double with Bayern Munich.