Real Madrid 2-3 Chelsea: One big mistake made by Tuchel

Almost doesn't count, so regardless of their fantastic performance, Chelsea are out of the Champions League.

A brilliant comeback by the Blues saw them dragging the game to extra-time, but Karim Benzema left Thomas Tuchel's side feeling blue once again.

The Blues trailed 3-1 on aggregate from a nightmare first-leg, but overturned the two-goal deficit after Mason Mount fired them ahead inside 15 minutes, and they levelled the tie within six minutes of the restart. Antonio Rudiger headed home from a corner before Timo Werner sent Chelsea into hysteria with just 15 minutes remaining,

But Rodrygo muted their celebrations with a stunning goal to send the game into extra time.

For all of Chelsea's hard work, they undid their efforts with a lazy start to extra time, and they allowed Vinicius Jr space to set up Benzema for the eventual winner - via yet another header.

It was a bitter pill for Chelsea to swallow, but they put up some fight in the Spanish capital.

Though Tuchel got many things right in Tuesday's tie, here is the one thing he got wrong as Chelsea went crashing out of the Champions League on Tuesday.

What Tuchel got wrong...

Letting their concentration slip

Chelsea were fantastic all night, and they coped with the threat of Vinicius Jr and Benzema for the entirety of regulation time. But just when it mattered most, they switched off and allowed them to combine.

Although they played their best football for 90 minutes, Chelsea made a sloppy start to extra-time, and Vinicius was allowed space in behind for the first time, and it cost them. The Brazilian crossed the ball to an unmarked Benzema, who scored his third header across the two legs.

Chelsea undid all of their hard work in 90 minutes, and it was Madrid left celebrating even though they lost on the night. But they won't care about that, and the persistence of Vinicius and Benzema paid off.