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Adam Newson

Confirmed Chelsea team vs Real Madrid – James returns, Loftus-Cheek starts, Werner keeps spot

Thomas Tuchel has made just one change to his Chelsea side for this evening's crunch Champions League quarter-final second leg against Real Madrid. The Blues will need to win by three clear goals at the Bernabeu if they are to secure their place in the last four of the competition.

Chelsea head into the game, having beaten Southampton 6-0. That was a much-needed confidence boost after back-to-back defeats to Brentford and Real. But Tuchel admits his side does face a huge uphill battle to turn things around in their quarter-final tie, especially at the Bernabeu.

"What chance? Not the biggest chance given the first game's results and given the competition and the opponent and the stadium we play. We never manage our input and our effort, and our belief by the chances we have for our result. We never did, and we will not start by giving less because it is very unlikely that we make it.

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