After playing out a 1–1 draw against Real Madrid at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in the champions league semi finals, Chelsea would now play against Fulham in the league with one eyes on the semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
The Chelsea manager is likely to make changes to the
starting lineup that started against Real Madrid on Tuesday, to rest some
of the team players ahead of the second leg, as they would need to be at their
best and take their chances to knockout Real Madrid.
Chelsea would have
three advantage over Real Madrid in the second leg of this game at Stamford
Bridge.
So in this article, we will be looking at the three advantages that
Chelsea could capitalize on to knock out Real Madrid to progress to the finals
of the Champions League this season.
1. Playing On A More Familiar Ground
Chelsea would welcome Real Madrid to their home ground on Wednesday for
the second leg of the semi final fixture, which is the staduim they know more
than any opponent.
Despite
the fact that the over 40,000 Stamford Bridge capacity stadium would not be
filled with the fans in this fixture, It is always an advantage when a team
plays at home in situations like this in the champions league.
It has been a ground they have been playing for so many
years and would be motivated playing in it, which could serve as the right
advantage they need to go through to the finals of the competition.
2. An Away Goal
As it stands, the away goal Chelsea had at the first leg
of the semi-finals game against Real Madrid is one major edge that Chelsea have
going into the return game at Stamford Bridge.
The
score might look equal on paper, but away goal put Chelsea ahead of the Spanish
club. All Chelsea need to do is to stop Real Madrid from registering an away
goal at Stamford Bridge, and they would be through to the finals.
3. A More Solid Defense
Thomas Tuchel has set up the Chelsea team in a way that
their defense seems to be almost impenetrable. They have only conceded four
goals in the champions league this season, making them one of the team with the
best defense in the competition so far.
It took Real Madrid a moment of brilliance from Karim Benzema to score a goal against Chelsea in the first leg, which was their only shot on target in that game.
Knowing that Chelsea have kept clean sheets in all games at Stamford Bridge under Thomas Tuchel, except against West Brom. It would be a great advantage for the blues to progress to the finals.
With these 3 advantages, do you think Chelsea would advance to the finals
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