Under a fortnight ago, Chelsea owner Todd Boehly picked up the phone and called Blues great Frank Lampard to return to the club and try to steady the ship.
In another world, it might have been Carlo Ancelotti on the line to the American.
Instead Ancelotti returns to the Stamford Bridge dug-out on Tuesday strictly as an opponent, guiding Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final second leg clash.
Madrid’s veteran president Florentino Perez brought the Italian back for a second stint at the helm, after Zinedine Zidane walked away again in 2021.
While they trail Barcelona in La Liga this season, Madrid are showing every sign that they could add a 15th European crown come the final in Istanbul on June 10.
Madrid carved out a 2-0 lead against the Blues in the first game with goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio, and they could easily have added more.
At the other end, former Chelsea duo Thibaut…
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