Real Madrid – Chelsea, Prediction – Champions League

😐 Real with problems in attack lately

Real Madrid made two serious mistakes in the local championship in the last rounds. Two zero draws with Getafe and Betis, between which he managed to beat Cadiz 3-0 as a guest this week. This hurts the team’s chances for a title. Los Blancos has problems in attack. Real Madrid failed to create clear goal chances against either Getafe or Betis, and adding the match with Liverpool at Anfield, these are 3 games out of the last 4 in which Real can’t score. We believe that the fatigue in the team, which is clearly visible, also has a serious impact. Note that from March 7 until now, excluding the break for the national teams, Real Madrid has had only one case in which he trained for a whole week to prepare for a match, and the rest of the time he plays matches every 3 or 4 days.

⚽ Chelsea don’t make mistakes

At the local level in the Premier League, Chelsea won an extremely important match in the battle for the top 4 on Saturday against a direct opponent, namely West Ham. Finally, Timo Werner scored for the first time since February 15th. At the moment, Chelsea’s game is much more disciplined and calm than it was with Lampard. Individual mistakes are much less, especially in defense.

Real M and Chelsea are strong in defensive play

One of the main changes in Chelsea after Tuchel’s arrival was the defensive game. As if we haven’t even watched a single match of the team, we can understand this by seeing that the Blues have as many as 10 clean sheets in those 14 matches they played with Tuchel. West Ham are one of the most goal-scoring teams in recent times with a lot of variety in attack and also failed to score against Chelsea. Real Madrid have not conceded more than one goal in their last 17 matches in all competitions.

 Expert view: Zinedine Zidane is an exceptional tactician, while Tuchel is demanding and pragmatic. Given that this is also the first match, we expect a serious tactical battle and very few risks. We think that Chelsea will be more defensive as guests in the first match. Real Madrid don’t create so many chances, Chelsea plays well in attack, but at the moment there is not so much speed. Note that most of their goals lately are not after quick attacks. In addition, Real M will miss Ramos, Vazquez, Mendy and Valverde, so they will be even more cautious in defense. For Chelsea, only Kovacic is under question. Prediction – Under 2.5 goals at 1.66.