He real Madrid look to take another step towards renewing his European crown in the first leg of the quarter-finals Champions League against him Chelsea from Argentina Enzo Fernándeza confrontation that became a competition classic when it occurred for the third consecutive year.
The match will kick off at 4:00pm in Argentina and will be broadcast on ESPN and the Star+ app.
In the 2020/2021 season, defending champions Chelsea beat the Madrid fans in the semifinals. Last year the Juventus team took revenge in the quarter-finals against what presented itself as the defender of the European crown.
The Meringues won 3-1 in London thanks to a Karim Benzema hat-trick, but in the second leg at the Bernabéu Chelsea managed to come from behind and fondled a pass for a moment, until Rodrygo appeared to send the match into extra time .
In added time, Benzema scored again to take Real Madrid to the semifinals, which would eventually lift the European crown, which he wants to keep, especially after becoming Merengue’s main focus of the season.
With the Spanish championship practically impossiblerelegated 13 points behind leaders Barcelona, 15 days from the end of the championship, the Champions League and the Copa del Rey, whose final will be played by Real Madrid on May 6 against Osasuna, become the way to save the white championship.
The European draw is also a maximum goal for Chelsea, who, no chance in the Premier League (starting from 11th position) and eliminated from the rest of the competitions, he only has the continental tournament to not remain blank.
“Real Madrid are favorites and I understand why, there are difficulties in our season,” the coach said in the preview Frank Lampard, who has just replaced Graham Potter as Chelsea manager until the end of the yearwarning that “there’s pressure for both teams, it’s important for both teams”.
“We have to respect this team because they have very good players. They’re not having a good time, but in this type of match you have such great motivation that you bring out the best,” added the Real Madrid coach, for his part. . Charles Ancelotti.
The merengue team looks towards its captain and striker Karim Benzema, author of six goals in his last three games for Real Madridafter signing a hat-trick against Valladolid in the league and against Barcelona in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
Benzema and Vinicius will face striker Joao Felix, who returns to the Bernabéu for the first time in the blue shirt. The Portuguese will face the Merengue team for the seventh time, who has not yet managed to win in any of the previous six times with the Atlético de Madrid shirt.
It will be an opportunity for the Portuguese to make up for it in a game that both Real Madrid and Chelsea want to show off after losing their respective league games last weekend.
Probable teams:
real Madrid: Courtois – Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Camavinga – Valverde, Kroos, Modric – Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius. Coach: Carlos Ancelotti.
Chelsea: Kepa – James, Fofana, Koulibaly, Chilwell – Kanté, Kovacic, Enzo Fernández – Sterling, Havertz, Joao Felix. Coach: Frank Lampard.
Referee: Francois Letexier (FRA)
Now: 16 (Argentinian)
TV: ESPN
Source: Clarin
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