Real Madrid vs Chelsea LIVE: Champions League latest score and goal updates as Loftus-Cheek and Werner start

04/12/2022

Real Madrid 0 – 0 Chelsea (3-1 agg)

9 mins: Mateo Kovacic and Luka Modric collide in a heap as both players attempt to control an aerial ball. Chelsea come away with it and feed Marcos Alonso forward on the left wing. He drives up the pitch and swings in a flat cross when he gets alongside the box. Timo Werner and Kai Havertz are willing runners for Chelsea but neither can get there and Real Madrid work it clear.

Real Madrid 0 – 0 Chelsea (3-1 agg)

6 mins: Luka Modric nicks the ball off Loftus-Cheek in midfield and threads a quick pass up to Vinicius Junior. He lays it off to Karim Benzema who shimmies to his left and looks to shoot from range. N’Golo Kante tracks back for Chelsea and times his tackle on Benzema perfectly, knocking the ball away from the Real striker and sending Chelsea forward on an attack of their own.

Real Madrid 0 – 0 Chelsea (3-1 agg)

3 mins: Ruben Loftus-Cheek attempts to weave past Ferland Mendy on the right wing but can’t find a way into the box. Instead he feeds it into Reece James who makes an underlapping run to the edge of the area. James is tackled by Casemiro and the ball squirts out to the forward pushing Antonio Rudiger. He flicks the ball into the area but David Alaba nods it clear.

Kick off: Real Madrid 0 – 0 Chelsea (3-1 agg)

Real Madrid get the match underway and flick the ball up the pitch giving Antonio Rudiger an early aerial ball to deal with and he heads it clear under pressure from Karim Benzema.

Chelsea have set up with a back four with Reece James at right-back and Ruben Loftus-Cheek on the right side of midfield.

Real Madrid vs Chelsea

Here come the teams. The Champions League anthem is played, the atmosphere is electric inside the Bernabeu. Chelsea need two goals to regain parity with Real Madrid and force the tie into extra time providing of course that they don’t concede.

Can Thomas Tuchel’s men pull off a comeback and reach the semi-finals?

Real Madrid vs Chelsea

Thomas Tuchel gave his pre-match thoughts to BT Sport saying: “Everybody wants an early goal in. We will try and to get into their minds and cause some doubts. Even if it is the other way round, we will keep trying.

“We have Reece James in an area where we need him, where he can match the speed of Vinícius Junior. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is in a hybrid role.

“We have to take some risks. We want to play a higher line of pressing and have more players closer to the ball when we attack.

“This is what we will try today and Timo Werner is part of it. Hopefully he can keep the momentum.”

Real Madrid vs Chelsea

Karim Benzema now has 37 goals in 37 games this season, including 11 in eight Champions League appearances.

He’s scored two hat-tricks in consecutive Champions League games against PSG and Chelsea respectively and could lead Real Madrid to a second successive semi-final appearance which will see them take on Manchester City or Atletico Madrid.

Real Madrid vs Chelsea

15 minutes to go until kick off. Thomas Tuchel says he’d love for Chelsea to get an early goal to lay some doubts in the minds of the Real players. Can Chelsea pull off a great escape?

Real Madrid vs Chelsea

Real Madrid have qualified for the Champions League knockout stage a record 26 times including 25 in succession. They have played more knockout games (108) than any other side.

They are in the European Cup quarter-finals for the 37th time, more than any other side and they have only failed to progress on six occasions.

Thomas Tuchel calls on Chelsea to deliver ‘what makes us strong’ at Real Madrid

Thomas Tuchel has told Chelsea to deliver “what makes us strong” in Tuesday’s Champions League clash at Real Madrid.

The Blues boss hailed his side for rediscovering their poise in Saturday’s 6-0 Premier League thumping of Southampton.

Chelsea lost their Champions League quarter-final first leg 3-1 to Real on Wednesday, after being humbled 4-1 by Brentford the previous weekend.

Tuchel delivered a tough-talking squad address on Thursday, and that sparked Saturday’s rout at Southampton.

Chelsea’s German coach declared their Champions League quarter-final all-but over after Wednesday’s Real loss, but now wants his side to throw everything at Tuesday’s Bernabeu return leg.

Thomas Tuchel calls on Chelsea to deliver ‘what makes us strong’ at Real Madrid

The Blues boss hailed his side for rediscovering their poise in Saturday’s 6-0 Premier League thumping of Southampton

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