Tuchel: Chelsea don't have the biggest chance against Real Madrid, but we're allowed to dream

Thomas Tuchel has reiterated that Real Madrid are huge favourites to progress to the Champions League semi-finals, but he stressed that Chelsea have the right to dream.

The Blues were defeated 3-1 by Los Blancos in the first leg of the quarter-finals tie courtesy of a Karim Benzema hat-trick, and Carlo Ancelotti's men will host the Premier League side on Tuesday at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu for the return leg.

"What chance do we have?" Tuchel pondered during Monday's pre-match press conference.

"Not the biggest chance. But we never manage our effort and belief by the chances we have for a result. Trying means that we will play to the full limit. We will try to be in better shape and better condition than in the first match.

"We need nothing else than a fantastic script if we want to be able to overcome this.

"The challenge is incredibly high given the circumstances of the first leg and where we play and against whom we play. It's always allowed to dream and it is sometimes important to imagine things and to dream about it, but it will not shift the focus from the fact that we need to deliver and be ready tomorrow.

"It's worth trying in sports. It's a beauty of the game that everything is possible always. We will try everything and from there we see. Hopefully belief grows within the match by our actions and hopefully we can fulfil our dream. But realistically we have to invest a lot and be at our very top level."