Chelsea will face Real Madrid in the Quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League next month. The West London club was quite unlucky with the draw in the UEFA Champions League draw as they will face Manchester City or Bayern Munich in the Semifinals if they manage to survive the 180 minutes of encounter against Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge and in Santiago Bernabeu....CONTINUE READING
Real Madrid and Chelsea are not strange to each other in the UEFA Champions League as this is the third consecutive season that they will be meeting in the knockout rounds of the European tournament.
Chelsea eliminated Real Madrid in the Semifinals of the UEFA Champions League in 2021 to win the title. Real Madrid eliminated Chelsea in the Quarterfinals last season before later winning the title.
This season, the Blues will be meeting Real Madrid again but one Player in the Graham Potter’s side has already faced Real Madrid this season.
Before joining Chelsea during the January transfer window from Shakhtar Donestk, Ukrainian Winger Mykhaylo Mudryk faced Real Madrid in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.
The 21-year-old featured both in the first leg and second leg of the encounter against Real Madrid during the group stage of the European tournament.
Mykhaylo Mudryk ran riot and caused trouble for Real Madrid during their encounter in Santiago Bernabeu and even earned himself an ovation From Real Madrid Fans during the encounter.
Real Madrid almost lost the game before Antonio Rudiger’s goal during the 5th minute of the added time saved the Reigning European Champion from an embarrassing defeat at home.
Mykhaylo Mudryk’s playing time has been limited in recent games and he didn’t feature during the second leg against Borussia Dortmund at Stamford Bridge but, he could be a valuable Player against Real Madrid next month.
