hello and thanks forjoining us, where it was a night for the holders real madrid as they sent chelsea to yet another defeat in the opening leg of their uefa champions league quarterfinal, in a season that seems to lurch from one problem to the next for the londoners. the 14 time winners from spain claiming a 2 0 victory over caretaker manager frank lampard s side, while in an all italian clash, ac milan held off napoli at the san siro despite the visitors having a host of chances. joining me to chat through the two matches is our football reporterjoe lynskey. and, joe, carlo ancelotti s side may be struggling domestically, but in europe, theyjust seem to manage to grind out those results, don t they? yeah, they do, tulsen. it s been a mixed season for real madrid, as you alluded to there. it s been a chaotic season for the premier league side chelsea. this competition, the champions league, really represents their last opportunity to win a trophy this season, and they were wa
to understand that this is a special arena and a special football club, and anything can happen. some things you can t control. i m very proud to come back and manage a team of the size. i ve managed in this competition before. i m not done at all. i m excited to get the opportunity. i have a fantastic memory of this club, i have a fantastic memory of this club, of i have a fantastic memory of this club, of the i have a fantastic memory of this club, of the people who are still working club, of the people who are still working there, i am a supporter of chelsea, working there, i am a supporter of chelsea, of working there, i am a supporter of chelsea, of course, because i spent two years chelsea, of course, because i spent two years really nice there. i hope that lampard is able to do a fantastic that lampard is able to do a fantasticjob with them. so, cheslea in the spanish capital to face the holders. elsewhere in the champions league it s an all italian affair
confirms it carried out tuesday s deadly bombing. we speak to the un s special rapporteur on human rights. welcome back to bbc news. more on all of those headline stories in a moment or two, but let s round up the sport needs and head to the bbc sport centre. well, more european football tonight? the runaway siri a leaders, napoli, going to ac milan. frank lampard will need a heroic performance from his chelsea side, who go on to take on holders, real madrid. chelsea s season has been one to forget so far, 3 wins in their last 13 games, 17 points off the top 4 in the premier league with lampard back at stamford bridge as caretaker manager. former chelsea striker chris sutton believes all the focus is on carlo ancelotti s side ahead of this one. everyone is looking at real madrid, the mentality monsters, they always find a way to get out of the hind stop we saw last season some incredible comebacks when they were down and out on the last legs, and they found a way. chelsea hav