Check How Chelsea And Real Madrid Could Lineup In Champions League Semi-Final Second Leg Tie

 

 

The Champions League continues tonight with Chelsea and Real Madrid meet again for the second leg clash in London. Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea will host Real Madrid for the second leg clash at the Stamford Bridge at 8 PM tonight.

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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