Lampard: special things always happen at Stamford Bridge

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Frank Lampard knows from his own experiences as a player that “special things can happen at Stamford Bridge” as he remained positive despite Chelsea losing 2-0 to Real Madrid.

Madrid took control of their Champions League quarter-final with Chelsea by winning the first leg 2-0 as Ben Chilwell was sent off.

The match became a damage limitation exercise for Lampard’s side in order to stay in the tie for the return leg in London after goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio.

Despite their problems in front of goal, Lampard was keeping positive for the second leg next Tuesday.

He says: “I’m proud of the 10 men. The disappointing thing is that you give away a set piece for the second goal from switching off. I don’t think with 10 men they carved us open. That was due to the spirit.

“There was a lot there for us, I thought, as good a team as they are, but it’s been a difficult period for the players and there’s a little bit of a lack of belief.

“I think the players have got to understand how good they are and what they can do. Maybe we’re a bit short on that at the moment. I think there were some opportunities in possession to use the size of the pitch more and be a bit more aggressive.

“There was some good in there, but as I say the result is a fact, so next week is going to be a big fight.”

He added: “We’re realistic, we’re 2-0 down against Real Madrid but that’s done now. I’ve been involved with games that change. We’re in a different place now where we want to prove some things wrong, to change the tone, to change the story. We went with 10 men against Real Madrid and it was a disappointing night for the lads but I also saw they gave everything. It will be different next week, we weren’t favourites yesterday, we aren’t favourites today. That’s football. The possibilities are ours if we take them.”

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