Chelsea welcome Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge, for the second leg fixture of the Champions League quarter final games.
Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio scored a goal each in the first and second halves of the first leg, to give the Spaniards a comfortable 2-0 victory at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, giving Real Madrid a significant advantage before the journey to the English capital.
Based on the stats of six days ago in Madrid, Chelsea will have been pleased to enter the rematch with only a two-goal disadvantage, little less than what was really expected, considering their current run this season, News About Nigeria obtained.
Ben Chilwell, the left wing-back of Chelsea, was sent-off at the hour mark at the Bernabeu and won’t be available for the return leg tonight (Tuesday).
Last Tuesday’s game was Chelsea’s fifth straight game without a win across all competitions and their fourth straight game in which they failed to score at least a goal.
Real Madrid on the other hand, have scored two or more goals in four straight games across competitions, demonstrating their recent dominance in the final third.
The winning streak includes a 4-0 victory over Barcelona at Camp Nou in the Copa del Rey quarterfinal.
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Real Madrid now have a better overall head-to-head record versus the Blues thanks to their victory on Wednesday.
The current record for Ancelotti men against Chelsea is now four wins, one draw, and three losses.
In each of the last three meetings between Real Madrid and the Blues, two or more goals have been scored, even though Chelsea are now having difficulty in scoring lately.
Last Tuesday’s game showed a lot of disparity in talent between the two sides and there seem to be no evidence suggesting that things would turn out differently in this second meeting.
