The house group, with Frank Lampard again within the dugout for a 2d spell, got here into the fit at Stamford Bridge with shape and historical past towards them.
They began brightly, enjoying enterprising soccer, however rued two large overlooked possibilities within the first 1/2 that might have heaped drive at the protecting champions.
The Spanish giants made Chelsea pay for his or her profligacy when Rodrygo scored within the 58th minute and he doubled his tally with 10 mins to head.
Chelsea, the 2021 European champions, have now misplaced all 4 in their suits since Lampard returned to the membership as caretaker boss previous this month rather than the sacked Graham Potter.
Real Madrid supervisor Carlo Ancelotti caught with the similar group that gained the primary leg 2-0 final week whilst Chelsea caretaker boss Lampard restored Reece James, Mateo Kovacic and N’Golo Kante to his line-up.
Roared on by means of an expectant crowd regardless of their present woes, the house facet made a brilliant get started towards the 14-time winners.
They had a wonderful probability to take the lead however Kante skewed his left-footed shot broad from about 12 yards.
The guests, content material to bide their time, seemed sharp on the damage.
Midway in the course of the opening duration Rodrygo created house for himself and thumped an effort towards the out of doors of the put up from an acute perspective, although goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga will have had it lined.
Luka Modric examined Kepa with a shot from an perspective and 5 mins sooner than half-time Vinicius Junior skewed a shot broad from shut fluctuate after a pass from the Croatia midfielder.
But Chelsea must had been forward at the stroke of half-time when Reece James fizzed a ball around the field from the precise and it fell to Marc Cucurella on the again put up.
The defender took a marginally and shot however Thibaut Courtois got here flying out of his function to avoid wasting.
Kante had some other golden alternative to take the lead early in the second one 1/2 however his close-range effort hit Eder Militao and deflected away to protection.
Real took the wind out of Chelsea’s sails with simply over 1/2 an hour to head, when Rodrygo scored from shut fluctuate after an help by means of Vinicius.
Lampard made various attacking substitutions, bringing on Raheem Sterling, Joao Felix and Mykhailo Mudryk in a determined bid to get again into the fit.
But Rodrygo discovered the online once more within the eightieth minute, tapping house after a artful help from Federico Valverde.
Real Madrid will most likely play Manchester City within the semi-finals, with Pep Guardiola’s group 3-0 up towards Bayern Munich after the primary leg in their last-eight tie.
But Chelsea are considering the general weeks of a disastrous marketing campaign regardless of a staggering spend of greater than £500 million ($621 million) within the first 12 months of the membership’s new possession.
Already out of each home cups, they’re languishing in eleventh position within the Premier League and glance not likely to qualify for European soccer subsequent season.
(With inputs from AFP)