Heart Melting Moment Chelsea Forward Sat Down With Real Madrid Stars After UCL Exit Goes Viral

• A section of players from Chelsea and Real Madrid have emphasized the claim that "football is more than a sport"
• The players of both sides squared off against each other for a spot in the Champions League semifinal, which ended in favour of Los Blancos
• Meanwhile, Real Madrid are most likely to face another English opposition in the semifinals as the record holders of the competition are most likely to face Manchester City in the last four

Joao Felix put aside Chelsea's embarrassing Champions League exit to share a heartwarming moment with Real Madrid pair, Eder Militao and Vinicius Junior.

The Atletico Madrid loanee made a cameo in Chelsea's two-nil defeat in the second leg of Chelsea's quarterfinal tie staged at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.

Real Madrid cruised into the semifinal of Europe's premier club competition at the expense of the West Londoners with a 4-0 aggregate scoreline across two legs, the Guardian reports.

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Despite Chelsea starting the reverse tie on a bright note, Madrid weathered the storm, eventually scoring twice in the second half, much to the chagrin of the Stamford Bridge crowd,

Felix was given a run-in by interim manager Frank Lampard, but his introduction alongside Raheem Sterling and Mykhailo Mudryk did little to alter the scoreline.

Felix links up with Vini, Militao

After the final whistle, the 23-year-old forward, who is on loan from Atletico Madrid, shared a heartwarming moment with Vinicius and Militao.

In a photo making the rounds on social media, the trio of Felix, Vini and Militao sat at the staircase as they held a heartwarming conversation.

How did social media react?

@luka3737 tweeted:

"Game recognizes game. Vini and Felix are both flare players and joy to watch.. shame joao is out of form but he ll be back to his best for sure."

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@Jackalbion was left in awe:

"That's some photo."

@googlescope2 added:

"Football is more than a game."

@UTDTreyyyy wrote:

"We welcome him at Real Madrid. Chelsea is ruining him."

@OnahJoh46036640 urged Real Madrid to secure the services of Joao Felix:

"Let us get him he is good so yeah let's have him."

Madrid bundle Chelsea out of UCL

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-0 win against Chelsea on Tuesday that wrapped up an emphatic 4-0 aggregate triumph, effectively ending the struggling London club's season.

With Frank Lampard back in the dugout for a second spell, the home team came into the match at Stamford Bridge with form and history against them.

They started brightly, playing enterprising football, but rued two missed chances in the first half, that would have heaped pressure on the defending champions. The Spanish giants made Chelsea pay for their profligacy when Rodrygo scored in the 58th minute, and he doubled his tally with 10 minutes to go.