Real Madrid's media marvelled at the way powerful Chelsea overrun 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.