Jakarta –
real Madrid indeed have the upper hand looking at the second leg of the quarterfinals Champions League against Chelsea. But don’t forget the defeat of Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Real Madrid face Chelsea at the Santiago Bernabeu, Wednesday (13/4/2022) early morning WIB, in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. The hosts head into the game with a 3-1 advantage from the first leg at Stamford Bridge.
That makes Carlo Ancelotti’s squad have the upper hand. Even so, Madrid did not feel they had secured a semi-final ticket.
One thing to keep in mind Karim Benzema et al is, they recently scored four goals without reply by Barcelona at the Bernabeu. On the worst day, moments like that can happen again.
“Nobody likes defeat and even more so in the Clasico. We prepared well for the game but lost and failed to execute what we had planned,” said Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro.
“This can happen in the course of the season, but the most important thing is the next games. Nobody wants to lose like that against Barcelona,” he added.
Since the defeat to Barcelona, Real Madrid have won three games in a row. They overcame Celta Vigo, silenced Chelsea in London and overcame Getafe.
The Champions League is one of two competitions that still have the potential to be won The whites apart from La Liga. They have won the Spanish Super Cup title and ran aground in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.
“When we talk about Real Madrid, we always talk about winning everything. Everyone wants to win titles at the start of the season, be in the knockout stages like this and be 12 points clear in LaLiga. We are working hard, but the hardest part is still to come.” Casemiro.
(raw/krs)
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