‘Magnificent player, please carry us till the end of the season’ – Chelsea Fans begs Chelsea player after stunning performance against Madrid
The Blues fell to an aggregate defeat, despite winning 3-1 on the night at the Santiago Bernabeu.
However, Chelsea fans have taken to social media to react to Timo Werner’s impressive display against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final second leg.
Taking to Twitter after the match, Chelsea fans have reflected on Werner’s performance as some believe this could be the turning point in his Blues career.
The Blues got off to a fine start as Mason Mount opened the scoring in the early stages before Antonio Rudiger added a second in the second half.
Timo Werner got on the scoresheet, scoring the third goal – one which would have seen Chelsea qualify if they could shut Real Madrid out at the other end.
However, a Rodrygo consolation saw the match head to extra-time, with Karim Benzema’s winner sending Carlo Ancelotti’s men through.
Despite a disappointing result, there were plenty of positives to take – including the performance of Werner.
The striker has struggled during his time at Chelsea despite the team’s success.
He no doubt played a crucial role in Chelsea’s Champions League triumph of last season, scoring against Madrid in the semi-final and playing against Manchester City as the Blues lifted the trophy for the second time in their history.
However, this season has seen a decrease in game time or the German, who may have been considering his future.
But after two goals against Southampton, Werner was trusted at the Bernabeu and caused problems for the Madrid defence, stretching their back line and finding space before topping his performance with an unbelievable individual goal.
His substitution towards the end saw Chelsea struggle, with Werner clearly a big miss in the counter-pressing.
His impact led the Chelsea faithful to sing his praises on social media and this is how they reacted to his performance:
@Ezequiele_: He always brings energy and commitment so can’t fault him for that. Goal wasn’t half bad either. Reminded me a little bit of Torres’ goal against Barca in 2011/12-not the goal itself, just the context /circumstances around their individual situations at the club
@Ryzigga: Hitting form at the right time. Not only his trademark runs, goals, his defending and aggression last night was really impressive. Hope Tuchel continues with this formation give the players some consistency
@CFC_Musa: He is definitely back, Leipzig Werner is back!
@RobDGreatest: Magnificent, I hope he carries on like this until the end of the season and we could give him one more season
@half_bag_8: I’m hoping this is the turning point in his time with us. 3 goals in 2 games confidence is everything with players
@joeecfc1905: Best performance in a Chelsea shirt, his work rate was immense & caused havoc going forward. Hopefully a massive confidence booster for him
@barry_emms: He was great. Caused lots of problems. The whole team did us proud.