The UEFA Champions League competition is about to get to a conclusive stage as only 8 teams are left to compete in the competition, and after the completion of the quarter-finals, 4 teams will be removed while 4 teams will be left to play in the semifinals....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
However, Chelsea suffered several defensive mistakes which cost them three goals scored by Madrid star, Benzema. Nevertheless, I believe Chelsea will qualify for the Semifinals and here are my reasons;
1. Chelsea is in a good scoring form: Chelsea was just unlucky in the game with Real Madrid because they dominated the match throughout the game.
After Real Madrid defeated Chelsea by 3 goals to 1, Chelsea immediately corrected their defensive errors and we saw that in the game with Southampton. Thomas Tuchel’s side trashed Southampton by 6 goals to nothing. Chelsea will score more than 2 goals at Santiago Bernabeu.
2. Chelsea has a reliable coach: Chelsea coach, Thomas Tuchel is a very experienced coach with so many titles. He won the DFB-Pokal final as Borrusia Dortmund coach, and he won 6 trophies with PSG, before moving to Chelsea to claim the UEFA Champions League trophy and Super Cup.
Thomas Tuchel is not a coach that can be easily beaten twice. He is going to come up with a new tactic against Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu.
3. No distraction: Chelsea is currently sitting comfortably on the third spot with no competition for the league trophy or UCL qualifiers. As regards this, their major focus is on the UCL trophy.
Regardless of this, the major determinant of Chelsea playing semifinals lies in their legs.