Chelsea take on the visitors Real Madrid in the second leg of UEFA Champions League quarterfinal match. The first leg result: 0-2. The match will be played on Tuesday, April 18th at Stamford Bridge (London).
About a year ago, Chelsea were forced to bid farewell to Roman Abramovich. It was expected that the transition to American investors would not be easy. But hardly anyone could have predicted that by this spring, dozens, even hundreds of millions, would be spent, different coaches would be fired twice, and as a result, the grand club would be hanging in the middle of the Premier League table and long out of the cups. By and large, the only thing that Graham Potter was really remembered for in London, in a good way, was the Champions League. After taking over the "Blues" following a failed start in the group stage, the specialist was able to lead his charges to the playoffs. And in the round of 16, after losing in Germany, Havertz and company responded with a pair of unanswered goals at home and passed Borussia Dortmund. Now they started in Madrid and lost 0-2 there. However, Lampard lost all three other matches within the framework of the EPL after returning to his native team. Will something work out now?
| 2 x £10 Free Bet | Review | |||
| 100$-500$ for No Lose Free Bets | Review | |||
| 100% up to £200 | Review | |||
| Not available | Review |
Real Madrid were the strongest both at home and in the main European Cup last season. Now, they haven't come close to repeating that performance, especially in Spanish tournaments. Barcelona won 3-1 in the Super Cup and pulled away to an unreachable distance in La Liga. Yes, they managed to win 4-0 at Camp Nou in the cup semifinals (after losing 0-1 at home), and most likely the "galacticos" will be the winners of the Copa del Rey (unless they embarrass themselves in the final against the modest Osasuna), but this is not much of a consolation. The successes in the UEFA Super Cup and the, already another, victory in the Club World Cup are also not as important. The main thing is to decorate the mediocre season by keeping the "big-eared" trophy. In the previous rounds, both in the group and in the Round of 16, it was quite convenient. Although with the unstable Liverpool, there were a couple of goals conceded at first with a terrible mistake by Courtois, and only then did the "Reds" start struggling at Anfield. In the quarterfinals, they started at Santiago Bernabeu, where practically all questions were answered - the hosts won 2-0.
In both of the previous Champions League tournaments, the English and the Spanish also played against each other in the playoffs. In 2021, Chelsea even eliminated the favorite, and last spring they managed to level the score in Spain after losing 1-3 at home. But then the decisive goal was scored in extra time in Madrid by Benzema. The Blues are currently losing to everyone. So, it's worth betting that the Spanish grand will win in London but with a "zero" handicap.
Prediction for the match: Real Madrid to win with 0.0 handicap.
