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Luka Modric has hailed Chelsea as ‘the most difficult team to play against’ in the UEFA Champions League after Real Madrid went past the holders in a thrilling 5-4 quarter-final win. The Blues had to overturn a 3-1 first-leg deficit at the Bernabeu and gave a good display on Tuesday, with goals from Mason Mount, Rudiger and Timo Werner putting them three goals up on the night and 4-3 ahead on aggregate. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Real and Modric showed their class, with the Croatian midfielder producing an outrageous outside-of-the-boot cross for Rodrygo to level the scores and send the game to extra-time. Chelsea had a number of chances to score again, slicing Real’s defence apart at times, but in the end it was Benzema – who scored a hat-tric...

Diego Simeone claims he was not aware Manchester United fans pelted him with drinks after Atletico Madrid’s win at Old Trafford, but the fans have nevertheless been labelled ‘shameful’ by pundits while UEFA may also punish the Premier League club. Simeone led La Liga champions Atletico to a famous win in Manchester on Tuesday, with the visitors securing a victory to go through 2-1 on aggregate. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Tempers boiled over on and off the pitch, with the Red devils' players growing increasingly frustrated by Atletico’s tactics and supporters aiming abuse at the Spanish side and their manager. After Atletico Madrid’s place in the Champions League quarter-finals was confirmed, Simeone ran down the touchline in the direction of the tu...