Timo Werner Speaks About Moment He Thought He Had Sent Chelsea to The Champions League Semis

• Chelsea momentarily had one foot in the semi-finals of the Champions League after a brilliant performance at Bernabeu
• Mason Mount, Antonio Rudiger, and Timo Werner all scored during regulation time to put the Blues on the brink
• Werner scored his side's third goal of the match in the 75th minute to help them take a 4-3 aggregate lead
• However, Rodrygo and Karim Benzema found the back of the net minutes later to eliminate Tuchel's men on a 5-4 goal aggregate

Timo Werner has conceded he thought he had sent Chelsea to the semi-finals of the Champions League when he scored his side's third goal against Real Madrid.

The Blues stunned Real 3-2 during the second leg of their quarter-final tie played at Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night, April 12, only to exit the competition on a 5-4 goal aggregate.

Having suffered a 3-1 defeat in the first leg, Chelsea were in need of at least a 3-0 win scoreline to progress to the semis.

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Timo Werner puts Chelsea on the brink

Aware of the mountainous task before them, Thomas Tuchel's men kicked off a dominant performance at Bernabeu and took the lead after 15 minutes of action through Mason Mount.

Antonio Rudiger doubled the advantage shortly after the break before Werner put the visitors on the brink in the 75th minute with his side's third goal of the match.

However, Rodrygo pulled one back for Real six minutes later to push the match into extra time.

Karim Benzema stepped up in the 96th minute to make it 3-2 as Los Blancos progressed to the semis on a 5-4 aggregate.

Timo Werner speaks on moment he thought he had sent Chelsea to the semis

Werner has now admitted he thought he had helped Chelsea qualify for the next round of the competition.

According to the German striker, his wild celebration was influenced by the imagination that his side was in the driving seat.

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"When I celebrated I thought 'this is it," Daily Mail quoted Werner saying.

"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'," the forward added.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported Thomas Tuchel has expressed his disappointment after spotting the referee having a light moment with Carlo Ancelotti

The awkward moment happened shortly after the final whistle of Chelsea's Champions League clash with Real Madrid

Tuchel conceded that he was unhappy seeing the match official share a joke with Ancelotti, insisting it was "bad timing"