The Chelsea-Real Madrid poster is, on paper, the most anticipated clash of these quarter-finals on Wednesday.
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This match will undoubtedly be the most beautiful poster of the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Wednesday April 6. Chelsea, defending champion, finds the holding club of the record of trophies won (13) in the history of the C1, Real Madrid.
These two title contenders, who eliminated Lille and PSG respectively in the previous round, will meet again almost a year after their last confrontation in the semi-finals, where Chelsea had won (1-1, 2-0) before winning the title. A not so distant memory, which could perhaps provide a small psychological advantage to the Blues on the Casa blanca.
It will always be good to take in the context in which the English club currently finds itself. In turmoil for almost a month and a half due to thesupervision of the activity of the club by the British government within the framework of sanctions pronounced against the Kremlin, the Blues ensure to keep the course and their “good mood”, in the words of coach Thomas Tuchel. And so far, the results are confirmed. The English collective remains formidable, as it was able to prove against Lille in the round of 16 (2-0, 2-1).
If consistency will be one of the strengths of Chelsea, the only club to have won its two confrontations in the eighth, it fishes a little on the side of Real, as during the clasico lost 4-0 in mid-March against Barcelona. But Carlo Ancelotti’s team is counting on its unrivaled European experience, on its trump card Karim Benzema, author of a hat-trick in 17 minutes against PSG in the round of 16 (0-1, 3-1), and on its goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois , former Chelsea, in exceptional form.