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Real Madrid will try to gain the best possible advantage in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea at the Santiago Bernabéu. The white box gets a tie with the first leg at home for the first time in two years.
For this match, Carlo Ancelotti is only missing Ferland Mendy, so it is very likely that the eleven that take the field will be very similar to the one that defeated Liverpool or Barcelona. The big question is who will play on the left: whether it will be Nacho, Camavinga, Alaba or even Rüdiger and whether Rodrygo will play or not.
For his part, Frank Lampard was able to bring back César Azpilicueta, Mason Mount and Thiago Silva for the memorable match. They all trained with the group before the game so they could play.
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4:30 pm | Real Madrid are chasing their first win at the Bernabéu against Chelsea. The London team, although eliminated by the Whites last season, has taken the measure of Madrid: only one defeat in seven games.
3:45 pm | Just over five hours before the first leg of the quarter-final between Real Madrid and Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League kicks off. From what the ‘Cadena COPE’ notes, it looks like Ancelotti could repeat the eleven at the Camp Nou with Camavinga on the winger, Kroos on the pivot and Rodrygo in attack along with Vinicius and Benzema.
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- Real Madrid and Chelsea face each other in the round of 16 of the Champions League for the third consecutive season. The England team triumphed in the 2020-21 semi-finals and were declared champions that same season, while the Spanish team did the same in the 2021-22 quarter-finals and were also named champions that same season.
- Chelsea have lost just one of their seven games against Real Madrid in European competition; in fact, the England team has the lowest loss percentage against Real Madrid (14%) of any team that has played the madridistas more than five times in Europe.
- Real Madrid have overcome nine of their two-legged ties with English clubs in the UEFA Champions League, including each of the last three in a row: against Chelsea in the 2021-22 quarter-finals, against Manchester City in the 2021-22 semi-finals and against Liverpool in the round of 16 this season.
- Chelsea have lost just one of their last nine UEFA Champions League knockout stage away games against the Spanish opposition (W3 D5) and none of their last three (W2 D1).
- Real Madrid have scored in each of their last 30 home games in the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League, dating back to a 2-0 defeat to Barcelona in the 2010/11 semi-finals. The Spanish team qualified in seven consecutive games playing the first leg at home between 2012/13 and 2017/18, but have since been knocked out in two of their three most recent games.
- Chelsea are currently unbeaten in their last six Champions League games against the defending champions (W2 D4) since losing to Porto in 2004-05, their longest unbeaten run in the competition against defending champions qualification.
- Carlo Ancelotti’s sides have lost three of their last four UEFA Champions League (W1) quarter-final matches, including the last two at home, most recently against Chelsea with Real Madrid last season.
- Raheem Sterling has scored 27 UEFA Champions League goals, second only to Wayne Rooney (30). Sterling has been involved in five goalscoring with the ball in the league this season, the most by a Chelsea player.
- In addition to six goals and three assists in eight appearances in the league this season, Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior has made more dribbles (32) and more offensive plays (102) than any other winger or striker in the Champions League. season.
- Each of Karim Benzema’s last 10 UEFA Champions League goals for Real Madrid have been scored against English clubs (in order: 4 against Chelsea, 3 against Manchester City, 3 against Liverpool), with the longest streak being long consecutive goals by a player against clubs from the same country. The 10 goals have also been scored in the knockout rounds.
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Probable lineups of Real Madrid vs. Chelsea
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Camavinga; Kroos, Modric, Valverde; Rodrygo Vinicius and Benzema.
Chelsea (4-3-3): Kepa; Reece James, Koulibaly, Fofana, Cucurella; Kante, Kovacic, Enzo Fernandez; Mudryk, Joao Felix and Havertz.
Source: Goal