Chelsea 0-3 Bayern Munich: Frank Lampard’s side ‘brutally exposed’ in Champions League

Chelsea are now cast in Europe’s “B-list” and must rely on the pull of the club still being strong enough to add the quality Lampard desperately needs, with Ajax’s Hakim Ziyech already signed up for next season.

This thrashing, which is what it was in reality, was the harshest of lessons for the young players Lampard has counted on so heavily this season.

Reece James, at 20, has huge promise as a right-back but this was one of his toughest nights as Bayern made it their business to target his side, all three goals coming from that direction. He will flourish for Chelsea but he will simply have to put this one in the bank and learn from it.

Mason Mount never gave up and he will also be educated by these 90 minutes, watching the sharp operators he was up against in the Bayern side such as Thomas Muller and Thiago Alcantara.

Chelsea’s young brigade were not helped by their more experienced team-mates, although Mateo Kovacic was an exception, rightly being singled out by Lampard.

Jorginho may also be singled out by Lampard but not for the same complimentary reasons, getting a yellow card for dissent in a moment of crass stupidity that rules him out of the second leg and a midfield also missing the injured N’Golo Kante.

The game was up when Marcos Alonso was sent off for clashing with Lewandowski.