12th April 2023 – 21:00, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Real Madrid will host Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals first leg on Wednesday evening. Neither team can be satisfied with their domestic campaigns, so they will seek success on the continental stage.
Real Madrid Preview & Team News
Real Madrid won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 2-3 La Liga defeat in their previous game at the hands of Villarreal. Los Blancos are now quite far from top-placed Barcelona, and they could entirely focus on defending their Champions League crown. Real Madrid has been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, netting every time they’ve gone out to play in their last six matches. They’ve claimed a sum of 17 during that time while also conceding a total of 6. That kind of trend isn’t assured to follow through into this next game, however. There aren’t many selection issues, with just a single fitness concern for the Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti to contend with from an almost fully healthy set of players. Ferland Mendy (Muscle Injury) misses out.
Chelsea Preview & Team News
Since a loss in their previous game against Wolverhampton Wanderers in Premier League action, Chelsea and their traveling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one. The Blues are very far from continental spots in the Premier League, and this competition is their last chance to play continental football next season. Throughout their six most recent matches, Frank Lampard’s Chelsea has converted seven times, yielding them a goals per game average of 1.17. Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has multiple availability issues to deal with. Mason Mount (bruised pelvis), Thiago Silva (Ligament Injury), Raheem Sterling (Hamstring Injury), and Armando Broja (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) are names that won’t be on the team sheet. Players who are serving a ban and are therefore ineligible to play are Noni Madueke, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Benoît Badiashile, and David Datro Fofana.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
Although both teams have been inconsistent recently, Real Madrid is a firm favorite in this clash. We believe the defending champions will meet expectations and win in front of their crowd.
Goals Market Prediction
Their h2h clashes have usually been quite exciting, and the BTTS No bet was successful just twice in their seven encounters. Therefore, we expect another match where neither team will keep a clean sheet.
Real Madrid vs Chelsea
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