Werner believed he had sent Chelsea into semis
TIMO WERNER has admitted to thinking his goal in the Bernabeu had floored Real Madrid in yesterday’s breathless Champions League quarterfinal second leg.
Chelsea prevailed 3-2 in Madrid but exited the competition 5-4 on aggregate after extra time.
Werner struck midway through the second half to put Chelsea into a 3-0 lead, with the Blues shaking off Marcos Alonso’s disallowed goal in style.
Germany forward Werner’s strike put Chelsea 4-3 ahead on aggregate, after
Madrid had claimed a dominant 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge in the first leg.
Just when the Blues looked to close out a remarkable comeback victory however, Luka Modric conjured a majestic pass for
Rodrygo’s volley and Karim Benzema thumped in a header in extratime as the
Blues relinquished their Champions League title.
“When I celebrated, I thought: ‘This is it,’” Werner told Chelsea’s official club website.
“We could have scored before that to make it 3-0 but the officials didn’t give it to us. It is a point you can talk about but when I scored I thought: ‘We are through with this.’
“We nearly gave no chances to Madrid but in the end we have to say the goals they scored were very good.
“To come back after a 3-1 defeat in the home game was very good for us, we had everything that we needed at 3-0 up, we had the chance to go through.
“There was one moment in regular time when we were not like we were the whole game and Madrid have the quality to score against you and they showed it for the 3-1.
“I think it was a brilliant goal, a brilliant cross from Modric, hard to defend.” – The Independent