Match details:

UEFA Champions League, 2021-22
Real Madrid vs Chelsea
Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
Date: April 13, 2022
Kick-off: 12:30 am IST

Preview:

Real Madrid will face-off with Chelsea in the second leg quarterfinal game of the UEFA Champions League at Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid in Spain. In the last first leg quarterfinal encounter of the Champions League, Real Madrid have beaten Chelsea by a scoreline of 3-1. Real Madrid also managed to secure a comfortable 2-0 win against Getafe in the last game of La Liga. On the other hand, Chelsea also succeeded to secure an astonishing 6-0 win against Southampton in the last Premier League game.

After examining the recent form and statistics of these two sides, host Real Madrid are the slight favorites to secure a win in the encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.

Head to Head record:

Real Madrid: 3
Chelsea: 1
Draw: 1

Suspension, Not available & Injured:

Real Madrid:

Eden Hazard (Injured), Luka Jovic (Injured)

Chelsea:

Ben Chilwell (Injured), Callum Hudson-Odoi (Injured), Ross Barkley (Injured), Romelu Lukaku (Injured)

Probable starting line-up:

Real Madrid (4-3-3):

Thibaut Courtois, Ferland Mendy, Nacho Fernandez, David Alaba, Daniel Carvajal, Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Luka Modric, Vinicius Junior, Karim Benzema, Federico Valverde

Chelsea (3-4-1-2):

Edouard Mendy, Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva, Antonio Rudiger, Reece James, NGolo Kante, Mateo Kovacic, Marcos Alonso, Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic, Kai Havertz

Top picks:

Karim Benzema: Real Madrids attacking forward has scored 11 goals along with an assist in the Champions League this season. He has also scored 24 goals and claimed 11 assists in the LaLiga this season. He has an average of 4.4 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 83. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Kai Havertz: Chelseas attacking forward has scored 3 goals in the Champions League this season. He has also managed to score 7 goals and 2 assists in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 2.5 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 82. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.

Vinicius Junior: Real Madrids attacking forward has scored 2 goals and 5 assists in the Champions League this season. He has also managed to score 14 goals along with 7 assists in the LaLiga this season. He has an average of 2.3 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 84. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Christian Pulisic: Chelseas forward has scored 2 goals and provided an assist in the Champions League this season. He has also managed to score 4 goals and claimed an assist in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 0.7 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 82. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Karim Benzema, Kai Havertz, Vinicius Junior, Christian Pulisic

Score prediction for the Small League:

Real Madrid (2-1) Chelsea

Team Combination:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.