Chelsea were 'so much better than Liverpool' and are a 'team of athletes' who don't moan about the referee! Spanish media hail the way the Blues overran Real... and they don't fancy Madrid's chances of making the final

Real Madrid's media cheerleaders marvelled at the way powerful Chelsea overran them in the rain at the Alfredo di Stefano on Tuesday night and asked serious questions about the team's ability to get the win they need next week at Stamford Bridge to reach the Champions League final.

Marca columnist Jose Luis Hurtado wrote: 'It was Pep Guardiola who once called Madrid 'a team of athletes' after his Bayern team were beaten 4-0 by them, who knows how he would describe this Chelsea side and the infernal rhythm they kept up for 90 minutes.