Didier Drogba Slams Chelsea Owners As Frank Lampard’s Side Exit Champions League

• Chelsea legend Didier Drogba tore into the club owner's minutes before they were beaten by Real Madrid
• A brace from Rodrygo was enough to see the Los Blancos through at Chelsea's expense
• Drogba has drawn comparisons between the current ownership and Roman Abramovich's reign

Didier Drogba has launched a scathing attack on the current Chelsea ownership as the Blues endure a miserable season. Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday night by Real Madrid with an aggregate scoreline of 4-0.

The exit saw Chelsea's last shot at silverware and redemption this season go out through the window as well. They are currently languishing in 11th position, with any form of European football next season a far cry at moment.

Drogba has now waded into the discussion, seemingly taking issue with the Todd Boehly owned club. Boehly led the Clearlake consortium in acquiring the West London club last summer following the decision of Roman Abramovich to sell.

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Despite pumping an excess of 600 million euros in their first two transfer windows, Chelsea are yet to find a winning formula. Four managers have already been contracted this season.

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Whilst the search for a new permanent boss continues, Drogba has questioned the lack of class at the club under the new owners.

"I knew this club with a certain class during the Abramovich era, but today I find it lacking. It’s very hard for me to see how they got rid of certain people. They should go back to the principles and values they had. I no longer recognise my club," as quoted by the Guardian.

Boehly undertook a major revamp of the technical staff with longstanding chairman Bruce Buck, director of football Marina Granovsakia and legendary goalkeeper and technical director Petr Cech all exiting the club.

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The club has struggled to maintain its high standards as the American continues to juggle his way around owning a football club. Drogba scored the winning penalty when Chelsea first won the Champions League in 2012 against Bayern Munich.

Lampard, who captained the squad on that night, declined to respond to Drogba's stinging remarks.

Rodrygo hits Ronaldo's celebration

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Rodrygo mimicked Cristiano Ronaldo's trademark 'Siuu' celebration after scoring against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.

Fresh from producing a man-of-the-match performance over the weekend, Rodrygo was on hand to end Chelsea's hopes of a comeback in the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie.

The Brazilian has hit a purple patch of form at the right time, breaking the game's deadlock with a brilliant strike inside the box, much to the chagrin of the initially vociferous home crowd.