Chelsea are hoping to turn Real Madrid into the second leg after losing 1-3 in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

Sharjah 24- Azad Khalil:

Despite his big win over Southampton at half-dozen, defending champions Chelsea felt the difficulty of his task in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final in football. 3 Against Real Madrid, the Spanish league leader and match record holder, he suffered a moral shock when he needed German champions Bayern Munich to replace its defeat with a goal against Spanish champions Villarreal in the European League.

German coach Thomas Dச்சschel gathered his players at a crucial meeting last Thursday, following his drastic local fall at home against humble Brentford (1-4), which they defeated for the first time since 1939 after a painful defeat at Stamford Bridge!

The West London team, embroiled in sanctions imposed by the British government, was shocked by the closeness of its Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich to President Vladimir Putin and offered to sell the club, but the reaction in Southampton was harsh. The four-way lead before the break secured a 6-0 victory and secured third place in qualifying for the Champions League after a rare feat for German striker Timo Werner this season.

Whether this six-way will bring life back to his team in Madrid, Duchess said, “Things need to turn around. We reached a good long series and then there was an international break. We lived for five days. Not comfortable.”

“It’s not necessary to change everything, but it’s time to tell the truth, it’s my open opinion.

– ‘A Different Match’ –

Although the Blues regained their balance, Dochel realized that his next opponent would be the heavyweight, Real, recovering his balance after a tough defeat against Barcelona in the local league.

If Chelsea win 2-0 at home to the white team, they can take advantage of the reversal of the priority rule for goals scored outside the home.

The 13-time state team beat Gaddafi 2-0 in 2018, retaining a 12-point lead over Barcelona, ​​who have played less than a game since Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti retired. Senior Croatian midfielders Luka Modric and German Tony Cruz.

“This kind of competition is tough because you missed something physically and mentally after the Champions League, but the team responded well,” said Ancelotti, who was the best cap scorer by Frenchman Karim Benzema, the top scorer. -The trick against Chelsea and the defeat of Paris Saint-Germain before another.

In the Getafe tournament, senior Welsh winger Gareth Bale played only his second match with Real since last August and his first match at the “Santiago Bernabeu” since February 2020.

Of the six clashes between the two sides, Chelsea have won three and drawn twice, and Real have won once, with the London club winning 2-1 in the 1971 European Cup final. . The two teams also met in the last Champions League semi-final, where they drew 1-1 in Madrid and Chelsea won the second leg thanks to goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount.

– Shameless Bayern –

Six-time European champion Bayern Munich, most recently in 2020, are in an embarrassing position against their guest Villarreal, who beat them in the first leg with a goal from Dutch winger Arno Danzuma.

Byrne was lucky to leave “La Ceramica” without scoring again.

“We’re under pressure,” admitted his young coach Julian Knucklesmann, who fears he will be out for a second time following his team’s quarterfinals.

After appearing in Spain with the “Yellow Submarines”, “De Rotten” battled against Augsburg in the “Bundesliga”, saved by Poland’s top scorer Robert Lewandowski, who scored late with a penalty kick.