Real Madrid Champions League winner Steve McManaman says Chelsea will leave competition with huge regret after last night's dramatics.
Having lost the first leg at Stamford Bridge 3-1 last week, the Blues went 3-0 up at the Bernabeu and were 4-3 up on aggregate and in pole position to progress to the last four of the tournament.
But individual errors allowed Real to score twice, and progress 5-4 on aggregate after extra time despite losing 3-2 on the night.
McManaman pinpointed a shoddy first-half showing, which saw them go in at the interval 2-0 down at home, in the first leg as a key reason for Chelsea's exit.
He said: "They saved their worst 45 minutes under (Thomas) Tuchel for the first half of the first leg.
"Unless you put the teams away who've got experience in this competition, unless you put the game to bed, you're always vulnerable. Have Real Madrid been the better team? Probably not. But are they through to the semi-finals? Yes, they are."
Former Real Madrid GM Jorge Valdano also stated: "Madrid were pressured by a great team for most of the match. But they've survived and got through. There is something miraculous about it. Things happen here that are hard to believe."
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