Before we go into the formation of the game,
let’s take a look at a brief analysis of the game.
1. Chelsea
remain unbeaten against Real Madrid with the blues winning 2 and drawing 2 in
their head-to-head ranking
2. Today’s
match will be the second time Chelsea and Real Madrid will be meeting in the
Champions League with the first encounter ending 1-1 at the Alfredo Di Stefano
Stadium.
3. Real Madrid are yet to win Chelsea in any official match, losing twice and managing to draw one.
Despite
drawing the first leg, Real Madrid can still qualify and Zinedine Zidane can
still win his fourth Champions League title.
1. Zinedine
Zidane has a good champions league history with the Madrid coach never lost
a semifinals match in the competition.
2. Zidane
and Tuchel can still win a double this season. Chelsea is in the FA Cup finals
and UCL semifinals while Real Madrid is still in the Laliga race and could also
win the UCL.
Match formation and team lineup:
Zinedine
Zidane shocked the fans when he decided to switch to a 3-5-2 in order to
counter Thomas Tuchel’s formation. Many believed his twisted formation resulted
in Madrid’s inability to control the game as the Los Blancos started playing
well Zidane changed back to 4-3-3.
It’s
still uncertain whether Zidane will try the 3-5-2 again but I strongly believe
he will deploy the 4-3-3 in search of a win.
With
Eden Hazard fully recovered, the Belgian will start alongside Vinicius Junior
and Karim Benzema in a three-man attack while the trio of Luka Modric, Toni
Kroos and Casemiro will feed the attackers with chances.
Below
is the possible way Real Madrid can line up against Chelsea.
Thibaut Courtois, Ferland Mendy, Nacho Hernandez, Eder Militao, Sergio Ramos, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Casemiro, Vinicius Junior, Eden Hazard, Karim Benzema.
On the other hand, Thomas Tuchel is likely to continue with
the 3-4-3 formation that has given him success since he took charge of
Chelsea’s managerial position.
Without
Mateo Kovacic injured, Tuchel might consider starting Kante and Jorginho
together. In the attack, Thomas Tuchel may consider starting Kai Havertz up
front ahead of the misfiring Timo Werner.
Chelsea’s
lineup vs Real Madrid:
Edouard Mendy, Caesar Aziplicuelta, Toni Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Benjamin Chilwell, Reece James, Ngolo Kante, Jorginho, Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic, Kai Havertz.
The
stage is set for the big occasion, who will win today’s match?
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