On Wednesday night, Real Madrid travel to Stamford Bridge to do battle with Chelsea in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. The two teams met in the same competition last season with the Blues emerging victorious before eventually lifting the trophy.
Chelsea go into see game after a humbling defeat to Brentford, as well as the sanctions imposed by the British Government on the club due to Roman Abramovich‘s ownership. Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti will be on the Real Madrid bench after testing negative for COVID-19. Stay with us here on the live blog for all the pre-match build-up and then minute-by-minute updates from Chelsea vs Real Madrid
Chelsea vs Real Madrid LIVE SCORE: 0-0
This is the very beginning of our Chelsea vs Real Madrid live blog, as we bring you all the updates from this Wednesday evening meeting at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea vs Real Madrid – Official line-ups
Carlo Ancelotti has gone with safety in numbers in midfield as he has chosen Fede Valverde alongside legendary trio Kroos, Casemiro and Modric. Benzema will be hoping to add to his Champions League tally as he starts upfront alongside Vinicius Jr.
Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Valverde, Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Benzema, Vinicius
Chelsea XI: Mendy; James, Christensen, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Azpilicueta; Kante, Jorginho; Mount, Pulisic, Havertz
Back to the Bridge
Carlo Ancelotti was coach of Chelsea between 2009 and 2011, and won the 2010 Premier League title, as well as the FA Cup. Meanwhile, Courtois was Chelsea goalkeeper between 2014 and 2018, before joining Real Madrid.
Chelsea vs Real Madrid predicted line-ups
Chelsea’s predicted line-up (3-4-3): Edouard Mendy; Cesar Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Antonio Rudiger; Reece James, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Marcos Alonso; Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic.
Real Madrid’s predicted line-up (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Ferland Mendy; Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Luka Modric; Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior.
When does Chelsea vs Real Madrid start?
This Wednesday’s match between Chelsea and Real Madrid kicks off at 20:00 GMT, the local time in the UK. For those living in the USA, you can tune in at 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT.
Where to watch Chelsea vs Real Madrid
For those living in the USA, you can watch the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Chelsea and Real Madrid on CBS Sports Network. For those living in the UK the match will be broadcast live on BT Sport 2.
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