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Toni Kroos has backed Real Madrid to learn from their mistakes and defeat Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-final. However, former Manchester City star Sergio Aguero says he cannot call which way the tie will go.

Both teams are heading into the rematch of last season's Champions League semi-final in very different form. Carlo Ancelotti is under massive pressure in the Spanish capital after the most recent El Clasico thrashing coupled with handling of certain players like Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic has led for certain calls to change the former Chelsea manager. On the contrary, since the sanctioning debacle started, the current World and European Champions have strung together six wins on the bounce in all competitions which has them as heavy favourites to progress from this Champions League quarter-final.

Despite this, Thomas Tuchel says the task ahead is a 'tough' one for his side who have seen Los Blancos' resilience after they overturned a first-leg deficit to knock out Mauricio Pochettino's Paris Saint-Germain side. "Tough one. The challenge cannot be much higher than playing the second leg in Bernabeu with spectators [as things stand].