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There is no doubt that it is going to be a cracker when the defending champions, Chelsea FC confront 13-time winners, Real Madrid, the only club to have won the UEFA Champions League three-time back to back to back.
Just like it is said in the local parlance, “When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.” In the clash of champions, who is going to suffer? Only time will tell.
Meanwhile, Chelsea who is set to do battle with Real Madrid surprisingly lost to lowly-rated and newly-promoted Brendford over the weekend at the Stamford Bridge by 1-4.
No one would have predicted right that Chelsea with its current form will lose at home to a small club of such magnitude when they have a big match in the UEFA Champions League with Madrid giants.
Real Madrid on the other hand defeated Celta Vigo away from home. That was two weeks after they lost scandalously to local rivals, Barcelona by 0-4 at the Bernabeu stadium.
However, it would be recalled that Chelsea defeated Real Madrid last season to get to the final of the Champions League before beating EPL rival, Manchester City to lift the trophy for the second time in the history of the club.
Madrid will see if they can avenge last year’s defeat in the hands of the Billionaires after a two-legged affairs. Chelsea won last year’s game by 3-1 on aggregate.
Meanwhile, it would be a home coming for the duo of Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois on Wednesday after many years of leaving the club for Madrid. Although, Courtois was in post last year when they engaged Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, his teammate, Hazard was sidelined by injury.
However, it wouldn’t be a reunion for Carlo Ancelotti, who once managed Chelsea, because he tested positive to covid. During his two-year spell in Chelsea, Ancelotti won the Premier League and the FA between 2009 and 2011.
The winner of the encounter between Chelsea and Real Madrid will face the winner between Atletico Madrid or Manchester City in the semi-final stage.
