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Real Madrid welcomes Chelsea in a rematch of the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The first match in London ended with a convincing success with 3: 1 in favor of the Madrid giants. Real Madrid started the match far more enthusiastic than their opponent and deservedly retired at the break with a goal lead with a score of 2: 1. At the beginning of the second half Karim Benzema scored his hat trick after a gift from Edward Mendy. Although he stabilized his performance after that, Chelsea did not take advantage of the advantage until the end of the match and did not return another goal.

Many expected the Londoners to be broken after two heavy losses to Brentford and Real Madrid, and will not leave with three points from Southampton at the weekend. However, this did not happen. The Blues played one of their best matches in recent months and defeated their opponent 6-0. In attack, everything went for Chelsea and the good result gives hope to the team's supporters that a turnaround against Real Madrid is possible. However, this will require far better concentration in defense than the match a week ago.

This season, the Royal Club is playing very convincingly in front of its fans and Chelsea's task will definitely not be easy. So far, only Barcelona have beaten Real Madrid away with 4-0 at El Clásico. Over the weekend, Carlo Ancelotti's players played very hard against Getafe and deservedly won 2-0. Apparently inspired by the almost perfect match he played in London a few days ago, Real Madrid totally outplayed their opponent and made 26 shots on goal.

As I mentioned above, the first match between the two teams in London can be divided into two halves. With the tactical changes then made by Thomas Tuchel at the break, Chelsea turned the game around and outscored their opponent. However, Thibaut Courtois showed that it is no coincidence that he is among the best goalkeepers in the world and reported with some good interventions. The Belgian was on top in the rematch against PSG, and in fact then kept the intrigue in his own hand to reach the hat-trick of Karim Benzema in the final half hour.

A week ago I expected a closed game from both teams, but it didn't happen. After a tough result, Chelsea have no choice but to play more openly, which again suggests a large number of goals in both gates. This time, however, I expect that the efforts of Londoners will bring them victory. Whether it will be big enough to overcome the enemy remains to be seen. Real Madrid is too dependent on Karim Benzema in the front positions and if this time Chelsea is more focused in defense, it has a chance to record a prestigious success. Just a few weeks ago, PSG almost overcame the "Royal Club" after being very active in attack and came up with several good chances to score at the "Santiago Bernabeu" before the Frenchman took matters into his own hands.