Chelsea face the seemingly impossible task of turning around a two-goal deficit at the Bernabeu to knock Real Madrid out of the Champions League this evening. Kai Havertz ’s strike will have given the side some hope of pulling off one of the great comebacks, but Karim Benzema’s hat-trick at Stamford Bridge is the key difference thus far.
Thomas Tuchel does have a few injury concerns to contend with, as fringe players Ross Barkley and Callum Hudson-Odoi are still unfit to travel, whilst Ben Chilwell is also out as a result of his long-term knee injury. Club captain Cesar Azpilicueta, however, no longer has Covid-19 and has made the journey to Spain.
The Blues did respond to last week's disappointment with a thumping 6-0 win over Southampton in the Premier League at the weekend, and they'll need that free-flowing attitude in front of goal if they're to force their way through to the semi-final of the competition.
