All out to secure Champions League semi-final spot
Real Madrid welcome Chelsea to the Bernabéu on the back of the 3-1 away success in the first leg (9pm CET).
A place in the Champions League semi-finals will be decided tonight at the Santiago Bernabéu 9pm CET. Following the magical evening against PSG, Carlo Ancelotti's charges will be looking to advance from the tie in front of their fans following the 3-1 advantage claimed last week at Stamford Bridge. Our team will be aiming to extend the fine run that has brought victories in the last three games, against Celta, Chelsea and Getafe.
It certainly won't be plain sailing for Real Madrid, who face an extremely tough challenge against one of the contenders for the crown and the reigning champions. The English outfit's record on the road proves just what a threat they pose. Indeed, Chelsea have prevailed in each of their last seven games on their travels, recording clean sheets in four of those matches.
It certainly won't be plain sailing for Real Madrid, who face an extremely tough challenge against one of the contenders for the crown and the reigning champions. The English outfit's record on the road proves just what a threat they pose. Indeed, Chelsea have prevailed in each of their last seven games on their travels, recording clean sheets in four of those matches.
However, as we saw both in London and the fightback against PSG, such games bring the best out of Real Madrid. As Casemiro inisted, “We can't be complacent because it'll be a very difficult game”, whilst Ancelotti commented, "To get through to the semi-finals, you've got to dig in, compete and fight. The madridista boss has named his squad for the encounter, which Benzema heads into having netted back-to-back Champions League hat-tricks.
The visitors
Not only do Chelsea boast the competition's meanest backline, having been breached just five times ahead of this tie, but they also come into the tie on the back of a 6-0 away drubbing of Southampton in the latest round of Premier Leauge games. It promises to be a blockbuster bout at the Bernabéu against the continent's defending champions with a place in the semi-finals at stake.
The visitors
Not only do Chelsea boast the competition's meanest backline, having been breached just five times ahead of this tie, but they also come into the tie on the back of a 6-0 away drubbing of Southampton in the latest round of Premier Leauge games. It promises to be a blockbuster bout at the Bernabéu against the continent's defending champions with a place in the semi-finals at stake.