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 quarter-finals of the competition. 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, they have to get used to the idea that the title will go to Barcelona after their defeat on Saturday night in Villarreal with 3-2, a result that left them 13 behind the first 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 1-0 at the home of Wolves. At the end of the 30th matchday, they found themselves in 11th place in the Premier League and will now need to overcome to catch a European ticket for the new year.
Real is reasonably the favorite of the match, without, however, being able to underestimate Chelsea, who are rich in talent. I think we will see a match with many phases from both sides, they will step on the area many times and I think it is very likely that we will have penalties in the match.
Tip: Real Madrid - Chelsea penalty shootout with odds of 2.90
