In the early morning of the 7th, the first round of the UEFA eight focus of the battle, the blues Chelsea hosted the galactic battleship Real Madrid. Chelsea is aiming to defend the UEFA Champions League title, the German star Xaviers changed to play center forward after the status of heroic, coupled with the team's home to play the UEFA is often in great shape, such as the last four had defeated Real Madrid, this time is expected to take advantage of the home advantage of the first city, the home win should not be underestimated. (Live on Now 643 at 3am on Thursday)
Although Chelsea owner Abramovich was sanctioned due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the team's future is uncertain, but the internal atmosphere is more cohesive, the last 7 games won 6 wins and 1 loss, a while ago the league against Binford lead accidentally lost 1-4, which is obviously due to the team's negligence and carelessness, this time the team will learn from the lesson and go all out.
Head Coach Touré is good at adjusting tactics, and due to Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku's up-and-down form, he has been playing Xaviers as a center forward more often lately. The German international has scored four goals in the last five matches, including a goal against Lille, who eliminated them 4-1 in the two rounds of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16. Xaviers can also drop back to help organize the attack, making Chelsea's attack more three-dimensional and fluid.
Real Madrid soccer team
Lack of dynamism in the midfield
As the 13-time UEFA Champions, Real Madrid once trailed by two goals in the last 16 of this year's tournament, and with a hat-trick by Benzema eventually reversed Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 in two rounds, but it should be noted that the opponent's goalkeeper, Kianlucki-Longma's mistake was also a key factor, and Real Madrid's win was quite a fluke. And after Benzema was injured, the Galacticos suffered a 4-goal drubbing at home by Barcelona in the national derby, proving that Real Madrid is overly dependent on the French veteran.
A few days ago, the league narrowly won 2-1 over Cherda, Benzema three times manipulation of penalty kicks, although shot two goals but also a shot lost, the state still needs to be improved. This big battle, Real Madrid is bound to send three old midfield Modric, Kasmiro and Kovacic, but the vigor and speed is slightly insufficient.
Checking the historical records, Chelsea's last 5 UEFA home games, not only all win, but also all keep a clean sheet, including the last quarter-finals second round, it is in the home to beat Real Madrid 2-0 to advance to the final. On the other hand, Real Madrid's last 6 UEFA road games only won 3, the prospect of this match is not optimistic, Chelsea home win worth looking forward to.
