{"id":11818,"date":"2014-04-08T20:55:17","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T20:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=11818"},"modified":"2014-04-08T20:55:17","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T20:55:17","slug":"cl-chelsea-and-real-madrid-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=11818","title":{"rendered":"CL: Chelsea and Real Madrid through"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chelsea beat PSG to overturn a 3-1 first leg defeat, while Real Madrid survived despite a 2-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n

We now know the names of two Champions League semi-finalists and the others will be decided tomorrow night.<\/p>\n

Paris Saint-Germain badly missed injured star Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Stamford Bridge and crashed out after a 2-0 defeat, overturning the 3-1 first leg victory.<\/p>\n

Chelsea lost Eden Hazard early on to injury, but his replacement Andreas Schurrle broke the deadlock when he was left unmarked when David Luiz flicked on a long Branislav Ivanovic throw-in.<\/p>\n

This made it 2-3 on aggregate and Jose Mourinho\u2019s men hit the crossbar twice in quick succession with Schurrle and an Oscar free kick.<\/p>\n

Pocho Lavezzi also tested Petr Cech with one of his curling set pieces, while Edinson Cavani missed a great opportunity when sent clear by a long Cabaye pass.<\/p>\n

At the 87th minute Chelsea got their second goal to make it 3-3 on aggregate, ahead with the away goal in Paris. Cesar buy acyclovir<\/a> Azpilicueta\u2019s strike flashed across the six-yard box for Demba Ba to prod in at full stretch.<\/p>\n

The Ligue 1 leaders poured forward to the final whistle, when Cech needed a fine save at his near post on Marquinhos.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid thought they were already in the semi-final after a 3-0 first leg victory over Borussia Dortmund, but were given a rude awakening in Germany.<\/p>\n

Lukasz Piszczek handled after 15 minutes, but Angel Di Maria\u2019s penalty was brilliantly saved by Roman Weidenfeller.<\/p>\n

Dortmund\u2019s confidence was boosted and they netted twice before the break. Marco Reus pounced on a poor Pepe backpass, then another error saw Robert Lewandowski hit the post with Reus following up for his second.<\/p>\n

Henrikh Mkhitaryan also hit the woodwork twice, including one chance in front of an open goal, while Xabi Alonso was fortunate not to receive a second yellow card after the restart.<\/p>\n

Iker Casillas performed a series of desperate saves on Mkhitaryan and Kevin Grosskreutz, though Weidenfeller did the same on Gareth Bale late on to keep the tie alive.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Footbal Italia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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