2nd leg! What should we be expecting? 欧冠 切尔西VS皇马
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04/19 03:00

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This week we will know which teams are going to be in the UEFA Champions League semifinals! On Tuesday, one game is going to happen in London between Chelsea and Real Madrid. Last week, teams met in Madrid where Real scored 2 goals and won 2:0. In this game, I'm predicting that Real won't lose.

Karim Benzema opened the score last week in the 21st minute. The 59th minute could have been the turning point of the series because Ben Chilwell received a red card and 15 minutes later Marco Asensio scored 2nd goal for Madrid. Overall, Real was dominating as their xG was 2.28 while Chelsea had only 0.66. Over the weekend, teams had games in their national championships. Real visited Cadiz on the road and they scored 2 goals in a 4-minute time span which allowed them to win 2:0 although their xG 3.52.

Chelsea hosted Brighton and they scored in the 13th minute but at the end of the half, Brighton tied the score. In the second half, Brighton was playing much better and they scored the 2nd goal which gave them a 2:1 victory. Chelsea's xG in this match was only 0.54 while Brighton had 2.94. The London team had big problems on defense because opponents had 26 total shots and 10 were on target while Chelsea had only 8 and 2 respectively.

Chelsea is struggling a lot as they have 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 6 games. If we look at Madrid's recent results, they have 4 wins and 1 loss in the last 5 games. Two wins for Real were on the road (4:0 against Barcelona and 2:0 against Cadiz) while Chelsea's both draws were at home versus Everton and Liverpool.

Because of the red card, Ben Chilwell won't play on Tuesday. The same is with Kalidou Koulibaly who picked hamstring injury last week while Kai Havertz, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Carney Chukwuemeka are question marks for the upcoming battle. As for Real, there are no new injury concerns and everybody should be ready for this match.

It's going to be a very tough game for Chelsea. They have not only struggled the last couple of weeks, but they also need to win by at least 3 goals to qualify for the next round. While Real has struggled in La Liga, their full focus is on the Champions League because Madrid won't get the Spanish title. I'm expecting a close game but it shouldn't end with Chelsea's win.

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