Ben Chilwell has expressed regret for receiving a red card in Chelsea's 2-0 loss to Real Madrid.

British left-back Last night, just before the hour, Chilwell was handed his marching orders for hauling back Rodrygo as he was running through on goal.

At the Bernabeu, the Blues were already down a goal as a result of Karim Benzema's first-half tap-in.

And Chilwell's dismissal was followed by sub Marco Asensio's 74th-minute drive to leave Frank Lampard's men with an uphill task going into the second leg of their quarter-final clash on Tuesday.

Writing on Instagram, the 26-year-old defender said: "Slept on it and just want to apologise to my team-mates and the fans.

"I made a decision in a split second last night and it was a mistake.

"I always give everything for the team and I will continue to do so. Thank you for the support."

Ben Chilwell was red-carded for tugging back Rodrygo

With Chilwell ruled out of the return match at Stamford Bridge, Lampard is likely to deploy Marc Cucurella at left-back or left wing-back, depending on the formation he opts for.

Summer signing Cucurella came on for the injured Kalidou Koulibaly as Chelsea chased the game in Spain.