Real Madrid receives this Wednesday, April 12, Chelsea in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League 2022 – 2023. After obtaining the ticket for the final of the Copa del Rey and with an unhappy career in the League , Ancelotti’s team once again set its sights on the continental title. The English team, which is capsizing in the Premier, is the third to last obstacle for the whites in order to win the fifteenth Orejona.
A good part of the Spanish team’s options go through continuing to make the Santiago Bernabéu a European fortress. Real Madrid has accumulated eight victories in the last nine Champions League games played at home. The only defeat was precisely against Chelsea in the last edition, when the London team won 2-3, a result that did not prevent Ancelotti’s team from reaching the semifinals thanks to the superb white blow in the first leg at Stanford Bridge (1-3).
Neither of the two contenders are going through a good moment in their domestic competitions. Madrid is second in the League, but each time they see the leader, Barça, further away, who in the last matchday with a goalless draw against Girona was enough to distance themselves 12 points from their arch-rivals, who were defeated at home against Villarreal (2-3)
Much worse things are going for Chelsea. Without winning a single game since March 11, the blues are eleventh in the Premier, 14 points behind the Europa League positions and with a galloping crisis in front of goal. The English club has sought the solution to his problems in Frank Lampard, who in his short career as coach sits for the second time on the bench at Stanford Bridge. Lampard made his debut on the last day of the English league with a defeat against Lopetegui’s Wolverhampton (1-0).
The first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal between Real Madrid and Chelsea will take place this Wednesday, April 12, at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium starting at 9:00 p.m.
The Champions League match between Real Madrid and Chelsea can be seen live on television through Movistar Champions League on Movistar and other operators that have the soccer package with an agreement with Movistar. Likewise, you can follow the game live on ELMUNDO.es.
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