CHELSEA will travel to the Santiago Bernabéu for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final double header.
Frank Lampard’s first game back as Blues boss ended in a 1-0 defeat to Wolves at Molineux on the weekend.
Real Madrid beat rivals Barcelona 4-0 in the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg at Camp Nou last week with Karmin Benzema getting a hat-trick.
Chelsea knocked out Borussia Dortmund in the last round while they were still under the stewardship of Graham Potter.
As for Real they destroyed Liverpool over two legs to progress to the quarter-finals of this year’s Champions League as they look to make it back-to-back triumphs in the competition.
When is Real Madrid vs Chelsea?
- Real Madrid vs Chelsea is on Wednesday, April 12.
- Kick off is at 8pm UK time.
- Santiago Bernabéu will play host.
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What channel is Real Madrid vs Chelsea on and can it be live streamed?
- Real Madrid vs Chelsea will be shown live on BT Sport 1.
- Coverage begins at 7pm UK time.
- BT Sports subscribers can live stream Real Madird vs Chelsea via the BT Sport app.
Team news
Frank Lampard will will be hoping to have Mason Mount back available for selection as he was suprisingly missing from the matchday squad on Saturday with a groin injury.
Chelsea’s experienced defenders Cesar Azpilicueta and Thiago Silva will remian out with facial and knee injuries respectfully.
Los Blancos will be without left-back Ferland Mendy who has been recntly been linked with a summer move to Arsenal.
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Aside from the Frenchman, Carlo Ancelotti has a full strength squad to pick from for their huge Champions League clash against Chelsea.
Odds
- Real Madrid – 4/6
- Draw – 13/5
- Chelsea – 21/5
*Odds courtesy of Ladbrokes and are correct at the time of publication.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
