Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel will be hoping his side are able to pull off one of the great Champions League comebacks when they face Real Madrid in the second leg of the quarter-finals. The Blues are currently 3-1 down on aggregate, with a Karim Benzema hat-trick the difference between the two sides.
Kai Havertz ’s solitary goal at Stamford Bridge has given the side some hope though, with a two-goal deficit needing to be caught up. What will equally help Chelsea is the removal of the away goals rule, meaning a win by a two-goal margin will take the game to extra time no matter what.
Something that will also encourage Tuchel is the 6-0 thrashing of Southampton in response to their loss, though the German admitted it will be tough to turn the tide against Los Blancos. He said, speaking in his pre-match press conference: “Not the biggest chance given the first game's results and given the competition and the opponent and the stadium we play.
