Champions League: Chelsea vs. Real Madrid Preview, Odds, Predictions

Chelsea’s collapse continued this weekend, and their prelude for the rematch against Real Madrid was a complete disaster. The fans went after the owner, Todd Boehly, directly facing him during the game against Brighton and unpleasantly “chatting” with the American. He sure didn’t expect this kind of development before buying the team. Real is routinely doing its thing, closing out La Liga obligations and focusing on the Champions League. Los Blancos want to defend the title and, again, prove their dominance in this sport. 

Here are more UCL Previews:

• Inter Milan vs. Benfica
• Bayern Munich vs. Manchester City
• Napoli vs. AC Milan

Preview

Chelsea (+160) lost to Brighton at home even though the Blues had a lead. Lampard made certain changes, trying to keep his top players fresh for the rematch with the Los Blancos. That came back as a boomerang, but to be honest, Chelsea can’t make some notable improvements in the standings, so failures in the EPL aren’t that painful. 

Blues haven’t won the past six events, scoring in two of those events. The lack of chemistry upfront is evident, but in our opinion, they don’t have a proper playmaker who will link the midfield with the strikers or make the last pass. 

There isn’t too much to say about Chelsea and their form. The entire season has been a nightmare for the Blues, starting with the forceful departure of Roman Abramovich and everything that happened later on. Since the Russian oligarch left, things went for worse.

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Real Madrid (+150) solved Cadiz on the road 0-2, calmly overcoming this obstacle and gaining some confidence before going to London. They won six of the previous eight events, and five of the last victories came with them not allowing a goal. 

Their recent games on the road were efficient, with three of five seeing over 2.5 goals. Some were fantastic, like 2-5 at Anfield, where they destroyed Liverpool erasing a two-goal deficit from the opening 15 minutes. Two weeks ago, Real crushed Barcelona 0-4 at Camp Nou. 

This unit is extremely experienced and knows how to play the UEFA Champions League games. Besides the quality on the field, Los Blancos have Carlo Ancelotti, one of the best head coaches ever. 

Latest News

Ben Chilwell received a red car in Madrid, and he is suspended for the clash at home. Koulibaly has a muscle injury and is out as well.

Both Vinicius and Kroos were questionable in the moments of writing this article but are expected to show up.

Head to Head Games

Real triumphed last week, 2-0, at Benrabeu. Benzema and Asensio were the scorers. This is the third year in a row for these clubs to clash in the knockout stage, and we have to remember that whoever won those matchups went on to take the Champions League title.

Predictions

Chelsea is weak, and that’s a fact. Three consecutive defeats, numerous problems in all aspects of play, and the negative atmosphere will cause another failure against Real, who beat Chelsea in London last season. Lampard’s crew needs to attack and open up, and Real loves such situations, to take the ball and control the rhythm before flashing on a break. So, we are siding with Real in this contest.

Pick: Real Madrid +150