There are no regrets after Real Madrid knocked out the holders of the trophy.
The Blues were behind from the first leg and had to play extra time against the record 13-time winners at the Bernabeu.
The kind of defeats we can digest and swallow are the ones we left nothing to regret.
It wasn't meant to be. We were simply unlucky.
The Blues were just 15 minutes away from a sensational feat when they got a third goal in the 75th minute, but many had written them off.
Five minutes later, Rodrygo volleyed in a goal that brought the scores back to level on aggregate, before Benzema headed the decisive goal which sent Real through.
The quality and character of the team deserved to go through.
The mistakes that led to Real's goals were criticized by the Chelsea boss.
The extra-time goal was scored after Antonio Rudiger slipped in the box.
We had a huge deficit to overcome because we did big mistakes in the first leg, and today both goals come from mistakes from us.
They took advantage of the mistakes with individual quality and that was enough because we did too many of them.
After going out of Europe, it will be only a matter of time before they return to Wembley.
They face Crystal Palace in an FA Cup semi-final on Sunday, which is their last chance of winning a major domestic trophy.
They are 12 points behind leaders Manchester City in the Premier League with just eight matches left, despite enjoying success in the Club World Cup and Uefa Super Cup.
The defender said that the positive was that they didn't give up.
Not many teams can dominate Real Madrid as we did. If you make these kind of mistakes, you get punished.
It was a do or die situation for us. Before the game, not everyone thought we would have a big lead. For them the individual class comes to light with Luka Modric and Benzema.
Rob Green, a former England keeper, is worried that the energy-sapping 120 minutes in Spain could take its toll on the team as they prepare for Wembley.
They invested a lot in the game. They put hearts and souls into this game.
Real Madrid looked lost. They looked like they were short of confidence. They have players who produce moments.
Karen Carney, who played for England, told 5 Live that you can't complain. This leg was not the one that sent them out.
Over the two legs, they have conceded five goals. They were built on defense. A clean-sheet mentality is required. They leave themselves open at times.
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