The Daily Football Briefing

Chelsea schooled by Real, but is there still hope?

Daniel Barnes presents the round-up of the biggest stories from the world of football on Thursday April 13 2023:

• Real Madrid secured a commanding 2-0 win over Chelsea at the Bernabeu to put them in a strong position in their Champions League quarter-final tie. Simon Johnson dissects the action

• James Horncastle reports from San Siro on AC Milan’s 1-0 victory over Napoli in their last-eight clash

• Raphael Honigstein explains the altercation between Bayern Munich’s Sadio Mane and Leroy Sane after Tuesday’s defeat to Manchester City

• Liverpool are out of the running in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham. James Pearce gives the rationale behind that decision.

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