This Wednesday, April 12, the quarterfinals of the Champions League 2022-2023, with Real Madrid seeking to maintain the chances of defending the title on June 10 in Istanbul. To continue maintaining their options, the whites will have to defeat the Chelsea of the newcomer Frank Lampardwhich is going through a difficult moment after more than a month without winning a game and occupying eleventh position in the Premier League.
He Real Madrid He arrives at the duel with mixed feelings, after having secured a place in the Copa del Rey final by eliminating Barcelona, but with the latest defeat against Villarreal in his sights. In Europe, however, they remain strong after closing out their tie against Liverpool 6-2.
Both teams will meet again in the Champions League, barely a year after Carlo Ancelotti’s team eliminated the ‘blues’ in the quarterfinals of the European competition. In fact, it was in that knockout round that Madrid suffered what would be their last defeat in the Champions League at the stadium. Santiago Bernabeuwith a 3 to 2 that was not enough for the Londoners to go to the next round.
The white fort will once again be the scene of this match between Chelsea and Real Madrid today, with Ancelotti’s team looking for a good result that will facilitate the second leg in London. The choices of both coaches for tonight’s starting eleven could be one of the keys to take into account in the development of the match.
Possible alignment of Real Madrid against Chelsea
These are the possible Alignments of Real Madrid and Chelsea Looking ahead to the first leg of the quarterfinals in the Champions League that will face them on April 12:
Possible lineup of Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Alaba, Militao, Camavinga; Valverde, Kroos, Modric; Benzema, Vinicius, Asensio
Possible Chelsea line-up: Kepa; Chilwell, Koulibaly, Fofana, James; Kovacic, Kanté, Enzo Fernandez; Joao Félix, Havertz, Sterling
Real Madrid’s match against Chelsea this Wednesday, April 12, can be followed on the Movistar Champions League channel starting at 21:00 hours. In addition, this meeting can be followed live through the ABC website, where the last hour and all the results of the Champions League will be available.