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Alex Young

‘They don’t score!’: Thiago Silva’s wife mocks misfiring Chelsea FC striker Timo Werner

Thiago Silva's wife has mocked misfiring Chelsea striker Timo Werner.

Isabelle da Silva watched from home as the Blues missed a number of chances as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.

Werner had another game to forget after missing a golden opportunity, which Thomas Tuchel said afterwards his striker was "angry" about, adding: "But it also doesn’t help to cry about it or to regret it all the time."

In a string of now-deleted videos posted on her Instagram page, Isabella da Silva commented on Werner's performance and mistook his name as "verme", which is 'worm' in Portuguese.

"This is karma, guys. Every team I go to there is a striker who keeps missing goals… this Werner, what is his name? Verme?'

"We need a goal, we need to win this match but my attackers don't want to score, I don't know why they don't score."

It might have been a bit awkward on the flight back to London,

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