Chelsea FC finally retired from the English football championship race with a 4-1 home defeat against Brentford FC. However, the hope of successfully defending the title in the Champions League is alive, for coach Thomas Tuchel quarter-final opponents Real Madrid is something of a dream. The German has not lost a single one of his six duels with the “White Ballet”, two wins and four draws.
This series is scheduled to go into overtime today (9 p.m., Sky, DAZN) at the stadium on Stamford Bridge. “It’s a big task with a lot of anticipation,” said Tuchel. Both teams met in the semifinals last season. Chelsea kept the upper hand with a total score of 3:1.
That’s not the only reason why Real put out feelers to the then Bayern star David Alaba. With the 29-year-old ÖFB team captain, the defensive should get much more stability. The negative exception was the 0:4 home debacle against FC Barcelona. “We’ve learned a lesson from that, we’ll be ready,” assured Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, who has scored 24 goals in the league and eight in the “premier class” this season.
The Spanish leaders will try everything to take advantage of the unrest at Chelsea. The London club is in trouble after the sanctions against (still) owner Roman Abramowitsch. Hundreds of employees are worried about their future, but there is said to be no shortage of interested parties.
FC Bayern cannot argue away the role of favorites before today’s first leg at Villarreal (9 p.m., ServusTV, Sky, DAZN). Nevertheless, a hot dance awaits the people of Munich in the Estadio de la Ceramica, where the “Yellow Submarine” has often surpassed itself. “We will do everything we can to make history again,” said Spain striker Garard Moreno. “Obviously we know we were drawn to be one of the best teams in the world, but against Juventus everyone thought we were going down.” The opposite was the case. Villarreal celebrated a brilliant 3-0 away win.
Bayern’s trump ace is Robert Lewandowski. He leads the Champions League scoring list with twelve goals. (Alex)
Source: Nachrichten
