Chelsea boss Frank Lampard believes they can turn around their Champions League first-leg deficit to Real Madrid, vowing special things can happen at Stamford Bridge .
The Blues suffered a 2-0 loss at Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg of their quarter-final, and were reduced to 10 men after Ben Chilwell was sent off.
Goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio means it is Carlo Ancelotti s side who head to London for next week s return clash in the driving seat of the tie.
But Lampard is confident his team have what it takes to turn matters around, suggesting they need to rediscover their self-belief in their own quality.
I m proud of the 10 men, he told BT Sport. I think with 10 men, they carved us open. There are some good things, but the result is the reality.
I just said to the players [in the dressing room], special things can happen at Stamford Bridge. They re a very good team, but we have to believe.
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It s been a difficult period for them. There is a little bit of a lack of belief. I think they players have got to understand how good they are and what they can do.
Maybe we re a little bit short on that [self-belief], Next week is going to be a fight. There are some mindsets [where] we have to be much more positive.
I ve been involved in those nights at Stamford Bridge. That s next week now, and I m disappointed with the result, [but] we keep going.
Lampard famously scored in Chelsea s 4-1 second-leg victory against Napoli in the last-16 2012, en-route to lifting the Champions League trophy for the first time.
