Champions LeagueCourtois: Real Madrid want to take the tie to the Bernabeu
On Wednesday night, Real Madrid travel to Stamford Bridge to do battle with Chelsea in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. The two teams met in the same competition last season with the Blues emerging victorious before eventually lifting the trophy.
Chelsea go into see game after a humbling defeat to Brentford, as well as the sanctions imposed by the British Government on the club due to Roman Abramovich’s ownership. Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti will be on the Real Madrid bench after testing negative for COVID-19. Stay with us here on the live blog for all the pre-match build-up and then minute-by-minute updates from Chelsea vs Real Madrid
Chelsea vs Real Madrid FINAL SCORE: 1-3
This is the very beginning of our Chelsea vs Real Madrid live blog, as we bring you all the updates from this Wednesday evening meeting at Stamford Bridge.
Benzema for the Ballon d’Or
Rio Ferdinand on BT Sport: “If they’re not halfway through engraving Benzema’s name on the Ballon d’Or I’ll be very surprised.”
