{"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\/2014\/04\/cl-chelsea-and-real-madrid-through\/","title":{"rendered":"CL: Chelsea and Real Madrid through"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11819\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11819\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/74121144_021839773-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11819\" alt=\"Mourinho joins players to celebrate goal\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/74121144_021839773-1.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/74121144_021839773-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/74121144_021839773-1-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mourinho joins players to celebrate goal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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<p>We now know the names of two Champions League semi-finalists and the others will be decided tomorrow night.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>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<p>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<p>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<p>At the 87th minute Chelsea got their second goal to make it 3-3 on aggregate, ahead with the away goal in Paris. Cesar <a style=\"text-decoration:none; color: #333;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mindanews.com\/buy-acyclovir\/\">buy acyclovir<\/a> Azpilicueta\u2019s strike flashed across the six-yard box for Demba Ba to prod in at full stretch.<\/p>\n<p>The Ligue 1 leaders poured forward to the final whistle, when Cech needed a fine save at his near post on Marquinhos.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Lukasz Piszczek handled after 15 minutes, but Angel Di Maria\u2019s penalty was brilliantly saved by Roman Weidenfeller.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>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<p>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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Credit: Footbal Italia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea beat PSG to overturn a 3-1 first leg defeat, while Real Madrid survived despite a 2-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund. We now know the names of two Champions League semi-finalists and the others will be decided tomorrow night. 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