“Mission Impossible” has officially begun. Chelsea hosts Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, coming from a 2-0 deficit in the first leg. All the problems of a negative season hinge on this almost impossible match against the reigning European champions, who triumphed in last week’s clash at the Bernabeu.

Last Wednesday gave the clear impression of Madrid’s superiority. “Our reality is that we are 11th in the Premier League and we start the second leg with a 2-0 deficit,” said Frank Lampard. “However, these are realities against which we are fighting, trying in every possible way to show who we are.”

Who Chelsea really is this year, they still don’t seem to have figured it out in London. He didn’t do it at the beginning of the season with Tuchel, then in 6 months with Potter. Now Lampard tries, who has suffered three defeats in three games, including the first quarter-final.

“I don’t want to blame anyone for the situation we’re in, I’m just saying that’s the situation and we’re working to improve it,” added Lampard. – It is not about dedication, but about concentration at work. A job that would take time, but we are trying to do it quickly, getting results as soon as possible”.

Lampard also has to face the prospect of “bankruptcy”. That idea, barring the near-impossible upset of Real Madrid, means that Chelsea’s season will effectively end on April 18, with the final month and a half of the Premier League to be played without ambition.

“We will do everything to get through, including trying to get the fans involved, who can give us a big hand.” However it ends, every game for Chelsea should be an opportunity to try and win because individually, including me, and collectively, we all want to show that we are Chelsea.”

Chelsea’s impossible mission is called Real Madrid, the “mountain” to climb, which is also the reigning European champion team. What in the Champions League turns into an unreachable “mountain” for almost everyone.

“To have the success they’ve had, first of all you need a great coach,” says Lampard, referring to Carlo Ancelotti. – I know him very well, because I worked with him. Ancelotti deserves all the achievements, he has maximum impact on Real Madrid. We saw last year as well, how crucial it was in the march to the final.

The other thing Real Madrid have is a group of players who have been playing at this level for years, which means they have talent, work ethic, leadership skills. I think it’s a great recipe for success, plus the individual talent of special players who can decide a game at any moment.”