REAL MADRID assistant coach Davide Ancelotti has hatched a plan to help them beat Chelsea in the Champions League.
The son and right-hand man of manager Carlo Ancelotti is hoping to use the ‘dark arts’ to give the LaLiga side the advantage over the two legs of the quarter-final tie.
Ancelotti is hoping to make the second leg at Stamford Bridge easier by getting Chelsea’s players booked at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Frank Lampard’s squad currently have SEVEN players at risk of suspension heading into the first leg in Spain.
Kepa Arrizabalaga, Thiago Silva, Enzo Fernández, Conor Gallagher, Reece James, Kalidou Koulibaly and Mykhailo Mudryk will all miss the second leg should they be cautioned on Wednesday evening.
Therefore the Italian is hoping to get the Madrid stars to ‘tighten’ onto the Blues to trap them into getting booked.
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Chelsea have collected 20 bookings in the competition so far this season, 14 more than Real Madrid’s total.
The West London side have committed 111 fouls in the eight games in the current Champions League campaign.
While Madrid have been a lot more disciplined and have no risk of players being banned for the second leg, unless they are given a red card.
The clash is Lampard’s second game in charge since returning to the club as interim manager.
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The former Chelsea midfielder lost his first game 1-0 to Wolves in the Premier League on the weekend.
However, the Englishman has been backed for success by ex-Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink.
The Dutchman believes that Lampard has a great chance to give the Blues a successful end to a difficult season by winning the Champions League.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
