‘Way stronger’ Real Madrid looking to avenge 2021 semi-final defeat against Chelsea – Inside Europe

In what was undoubtedly the tie of the quarter-finals, defending champions Chelsea were drawn against Real Madrid, the team with the most Champions League wins. The first leg will take place in London on Wednesday with the return scheduled for the week after in Madrid. Ad/> It is, of course, a repeat of last year’s semi-final which Chelsea won on their way to lifting the trophy.

Football'No crazy stuff and crazy speeches' — Tuchel calls for calm ahead of Real clash21 HOURS AGO Ahead of the clash we got in touch with Felix Martin from Eurosport Spain to get his thoughts on the match-up. How are Real Madrid doing? Casting an eye over Real’s results reveals a positive season. The one blot of course, is the 4-0 thrashing at home against Barcelona in the Clasico.

Real remain top of the league, 12 points ahead of Barcelona who have one game in hand. But the Clasico result looms large, plus the weekend just gone they barely scraped past Celta Vigo, relying on two penalties to get the 2-1 win (as well as missing a third). Atleti 'among the few teams in Europe who can beat Man City' — Inside Europe ‘He’ll always try and rocket it!’ – Benfica dangerman Nunez, the forward everyone wants PSG make last-ditch gesture to convince Mbappe to stay — Paper Round “Real are not at their best moment, that's true,” Martin says.

“But even if they are not at their best, they've won four out of their last five matches. “And the Champions League is a whole different thing: we all saw what they did against PSG when nobody expected Real to make it to the quarter-finals. “I guess the team that should be worried are Chelsea after losing 4-1 at home against Brentford.” Martin’s not wrong.