Ex-Chelsea stopper Thibaut Courtois has already warned that the ‘pressure’ of the Santiago Bernabeu could see Real Madrid be handed a major advantage over his former side. The Blues are set to travel to Spain on Tuesday evening as they aim to overturn a quarter-final deficit.
The La Liga giants ran out 3-1 winners at Stamford Bridge last week, Karim Benzema netting a hat-trick, with Kai Havertz the only man to find the net for Chelsea. It will certainly be a tough mountain for the Blues to climb in Madrid as they aim to retain the European crown they claimed in Porto last term.
It is set to be even more tricky, too, with the west Londoners facing a trip to the Santiago Bernabeu for the first time in their history. The Blues of course travelled to Madrid last season but only came together at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, with Los Blancos’ usual home undergoing renovation works amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
