Chelsea and Real Madrid .. in the strongest matches in Europe tonight
Today, Chelsea, the English champions of the European Champions League, and Real Madrid, the Spanish club, the record holder in the number of titles won (13), will meet in London in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the European Championship.
Chelsea is experiencing a turbulent season, as a result of the financial sanctions imposed on it and its billionaire owner Roman Abramovich by the British government, which considers him close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Despite the restrictions imposed on the West London club, he is trying to remain in a "good mood", in the words of his German coach, Thomas Tuchel.
Tuchel tried to mitigate the impact of the loss against Brentford: “After several victories, I will not go into drama.
As for Real, who leads the Spanish League and is heading to win the title, the alarm bell sounded after its painful loss at home to rivals Barcelona 0-4.
Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti is counting on his veteran French striker Karim Benzema, who has a wonderful triple that turned the tables on Paris Saint-Germain and its stars in the final price (0-1 and 3-1), in addition to his brilliant Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who previously carried the colors of Chelsea.
"They are the title holders, so things couldn't be more difficult," says German midfielder Toni Kroos.
If we play well, everything is possible.”
The former scorer, Emilio Butragueño, the current manager of the Royal Club, added: “Their team is strong, we faced them last year and they did not change much.
They are physically strong, they play with great momentum and they have very fast attacking players.”
On the other hand, Bayern Munich appears to be a candidate to overtake Villarreal, the holder of the European League title (European League), when it comes first leg today as well.
But despite the striking power of the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, the six-time European champion, most recently in 2020, must beware of the "yellow submarine" with its expert coach in continental championships, Unai Emery.
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