Real Madrid take on the visitors Chelsea in the first leg of UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, April 12th at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid).
Real Madrid have noticeably lost ground this season, especially at home. If a year ago it was clear that Ancelotti had brought the title back to La Liga, now, on the contrary, it is already evident that "Barcelona" is unbeatable. There was hope to significantly reduce the gap by beating "El Clasico", but there the opponent showed determination with a 2-1 win, increasing the distance to 12 points - it's all clear. And yet, even before that, in winter, the "blue and garnet" team won 3-1 and took the Super Cup. The last aspect of the duel was the cup semi-finals, where the visitors won in Madrid thanks to a Militao own goal. Last Wednesday at the "Camp Nou" - winning 4-0 not only pleased the fans but also kept the chances for the trophy. But still, this is only the cup. The reputation needs to be saved on the international stage. By the way, they have already won titles there this season - first in the UEFA Super Cup, and then in the Club World Cup. But all of this, frankly, is small for the "Whites" - they need to keep the "Big-eared" trophy. So far, everything looks good - another 1st place in the group, a couple of wins in the round of 16 against "Liverpool". However, they conceded twice in fifteen minutes at "Anfield" before they started crushing the unstable "Merseysiders".
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Chelsea are currently trying to extract optimism from the extremely difficult situation they are in. It was in similar circumstances that Di Matteo, who was then the interim manager, won as an underdog in the Champions League for the first time. Furthermore, a couple of years ago, Tuchel completely repeated the script. Thomas was fired at the beginning of this season, by the new owner, Boehly. But his successor has already been removed. Graham Potter held on for half a year and, in many ways, failed. Moreover, the huge expenses on newcomers who came in January led to the fact that Mudryk and company simply do not fit in the locker room and do not really understand what to do on the field. The only plus for the English manager is the Champions League. He took charge of the "Blues" after their failure at the start of this tournament, but calmly led them to the playoffs. Moreover, it was painful to lose in Dortmund, but then they managed to win 2-0 at home on "Stamford Bridge", which was enough to knock out "Borussia" from further competition. After firing the manager, the bosses began an active search for a new coach. Until the summer, Lampard will return. But "Super Franky" debuted with a 0-1 defeat against "Wolverhampton"...
In 2021, the English surprised everyone by making it to the playoffs against "Real", winning against them after a home draw. Moreover, last spring, having lost 1-3 in London, Chelsea won with the same score in regular time in Madrid, but conceded a fatal goal from Benzema in extra time. The Blues now look like an opponent that everyone would like to play against in the quarterfinals. The "Creams" must extract the maximum from these circumstances. We bet on the victory of Ancelotti's current team over his former team with a "-1 goal" handicap.
Prediction for the match: Real Madrid to win with -1.0 handicap.
