Bayern defeat was a 'harsh lesson', admits Chelsea's Frank Lampard

• There’s a lot of work to be done, says manager
• Tells team to play for pride in second leg in Munich

Frank Lampard admitted that Chelsea are a long way from challenging the elite after Bayern Munich all but secured a place in the last eight of the Champions League with a brutal 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.

Bayern destroyed Chelsea in the first leg of their last-16 tie, two goals from Serge Gnabry and one from Robert Lewandowski sealing an emphatic win for the German champions, and Lampard accepted that his inexperienced side are unlikely to be playing for anything but pride when they travel to the Allianz Arena for the second leg on 18 March.

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