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'Boehly should have kept his mouth SHUT!': Fans rip into Chelsea owner after he boldly predicted the Blues would beat Real Madrid 3-0... only for Frank Lampard's side to slip to a 2-0 defeat

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly got his pre-match prediction for his side's Champions League clash with Real Madrid badly wrong, and fans weren't in the mood to let him off the hook.

The Blues travelled to the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday looking to pull off an upset against the defending champions in the first leg of their quarter-final tie.

Despite Chelsea enduring a bitterly disappointing campaign and sitting in the bottom half of the Premier League, Boehly was still very optimistic ahead of kick-off.

When asked what he thought the score would be, Boehly told Sky Sports News: 'Chelsea's going to win 3-0!