Real Madrid - Chelsea For the first match of the quarter-final phase of the Champions League, Real Madrid welcomes Chelsea to the Santiago Bernabeu. The away goals rule does not apply, there will be a replay next week in London.
Real in the previous round did not face the slightest difficulty against Liverpool, with two wins with an aggregate score of 6-2 they easily qualified for the quarterfinals of the event. In the first match in England, it defeated its opponent 5-2, while in the second leg in Madrid it prevailed 1-0.
They are last year's title holders and the team with the most overall wins and inevitably their sole aim again this year is to lift the cup at the final in Istanbul on June 10.
In the Spanish league, however, he must get used to the idea that the title will go to Barcelona after their 3-2 defeat at Villarreal on Saturday night, a result that left them 13 behind first-placed Barcelona.
Even though it was difficult, Chelsea left Dortmund out in the previous round. In the first match in Germany, they were defeated 1-0 in the second leg, but with a very good performance, they won 2-0 and were the ones who celebrated the qualification.
Her goal is to get as far as possible in the competition to save as much as possible a very bad year as her image in the domestic competitions shows.
On Saturday afternoon, they were defeated at home by Wolves 1-0 the end of the 30th matchday found it in 11th place in the Premier League and now he will need the excess to catch a European ticket for the new year.
Real may no longer be in contention for the title in the league, but in the Champions League they are unbeatable. It is reasonable tonight that they are the big favorites with Benzema scoring with characteristic ease of late against a disappointing Chelsea despite their talent-rich roster.
Prediction: Real - Chelsea 1 & Benzema to score at 2.87 odds by Stoiximan
