Chelsea will hope to survive against Real Madrid in the away leg of the Champions League. This is also because the Blues are in more worse form than Liverpool.
Therefore, Carlo Ancelotti will hope to take advantage of the bad situation. Whereas, the Blues will try to take the game to the home leg.
CHELSEA VS REAL MADRID PLAYERS AVAILABILITY
Chelsea have a number of issues in the squad for the Champions League game. Benoit Badiashile, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Noni Madueke and David Datro Fofana are not named in the Champions League squad. Hence, they are not eligible for the match. Whereas, Armando Broja, Thiago Silva and Cesar Azpilicueta continue to remain on the side-lines because of injuries.
However, the positives for Chelsea are that N’Golo Kante and Ben Chilwell are fit for the game. Whereas, Real Madrid also have their own problems. Ferland Mendy will certainly miss the game after suffering a calf injury in the training last month. Whereas, question marks remain over the availability of Federico Valverde. The midfielder punched Villareal’s Alex Baena after he made comments on Valverde’s family. However, Villareal have only made a police complaint. The league has not yet made a decision.
FINAL SCORE PREDICTION OF THE MATCH
Real Madrid are definitely the favourites to win the first leg and the match. Hence, the La Liga giants will hope to attack from minute one. Whereas, Chelsea manager Frank Lampard will massively depend on the pace of Joao Felix in the counter-attack. Whereas, he will also depend on the capabilities of Enzo Fernandes to nullify Toni Kroos and Luka Modric.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard will also hope that Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr have an off day. However, he also hopes that the chances of both players not playing well are close to impossible. Therefore, the La Liga giants will back themselves against the out-of-form Blues. We also expect Real Marid to beat the Premier League giants 3-1 in the first leg at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
Best Team for Football Fantasy Lovers:- Courtois, Reece James, David Alaba, Ben Chilwell, Rudiger, Valverde, Enzo Fernandes, Luka Modric, Vinicius Jr , Karim Benzema, Joao Felix. The preferred choices for captain are Vinicius Jr or Karim Benzema. Whereas, the preferred choice for vice-captain are Joao Felix.
Chelsea will hope that they can keep the score line respectable against in-form Real Madrid. Whereas, the Spanish giants will hope that they can get the job done in the first leg. This is because they are also chasing for the La Liga title this season behind Barcelona.
Follow us on Twitter to get regular football updates.
