Champions League: Atletico defeat Chelsea in semi-final

Chelsea suffered Champions League heartache as Atletico Madrid set up a derby final with city rivals Real with a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge.

A goalless first leg left the tie finely poised with a place in the May 24 Lisbon showpiece at stake against Jose Mourinho's former club, who emphatically ended Bayern Munich's title defence on Tuesday night.

"Champions of Europe, we've done it before," sang the home crowd as they urged the Blues on - and Fernando Torres gave Chelsea the lead against his former club.

But that was as good as it got for Mourinho's men. Adrian Lopez equalised just prior to half-time before Diego Costa's penalty and Arda Turan's tap-in set up an all-Madrid final.

It was Mourinho's fourth successive loss at the semi-final stage as the 2012 winners were eliminated and left to focus on their slim Premier League title hopes.

The Portuguese insisted he would stick to his defensive methods despite recent criticism - most fiercely coming from Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers after the Blues' win at Anfield - and selected six defenders in his starting XI, three of them full-backs.

Chelsea were quickly on the defensive and, after a fourth-minute Atletico corner, Koke's cross-cum-shot went over Mark Schwarzer, hit the bar and ricocheted off Gary Cahill on to the roof of the net.

Cesar Azpilicueta began on the right wing, with Eden Hazard, who proved his fitness with some scintillating early runs, supporting Torres up front, but Chelsea struggled to test Thibaut Courtois.

Source: Skysport