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Didier Drogba launched a scathing attack on Chelsea’s owners on Tuesday night as his former club crashed out of the Champions League.

After his address to the players after the weekend loss to Brighton, Chelsea’s co-controlling owner Todd Boehly - who assumed control last year - went back into the home dressing room following the 2-0 loss to Real Madrid courtesy of Rodrygo’s second half brace.

And Blues legend Drogba, who played such a key role in former owner Roman Abramovich’s golden era, fired a verbal assault at the new regime following a result that effectively means the Blues will not play Champions League football next season.

‘I knew this club with a certain class during the Abramovich era, but today I find it lacking. It’s very hard for me to see how they got rid of certain people,’ said the Ivorian.

'They should go back to the principles and values they had.