UCL: Timo Werner makes honest confession on Modric’s pass, Chelsea defeat

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Chelsea striker, Timo Werner says the Blues must admit that Real Madrid scored two “very good goals” during their Champions League quarter-final second leg defeat on Tuesday.

The German striker also described the cross from Luka Modric that produced Real Madrid’s first goal as brilliant and hard to defend.

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The Blues defeated La Liga giants 3-2 in Madrid but exited the Champions League 5-4 on aggregate after extra-time.

Werner, who scored Chelsea’s third of the night said he celebrated his goal thinking the match was done and dusted for the Blues.

“When I scored I thought ‘we are through with this’,” he said to Chelsea’s official website.

“To come back after a 3-1 defeat in the home game was very good for us, we had everything that we needed at 3-0 up, we had the chance to go through.

“Madrid have the quality to score against you and they showed it for the 3-1.

“I think it was a brilliant goal, a brilliant cross from Modric, hard to defend.”

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