Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has reacted to the Blues being drawn against Spanish giants Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The European champions will be up against a Real Madrid side managed by their former manager Carlo Ancelotti.
While addressing the press ahead of Chelsea's FA Cup clash with Middlesbrough, Tuchel has shed light on his feelings regarding the draw. The 48-year-old believes it will be a tricky game, especially with the second leg taking place at the Santiago Bernabeu in front of the Real Madrid fans.
The former Paris Saint-Germain boss has also insisted that it would be nice for the Blues to play a European team. The German said, as quoted by Football. London:
"Tough one. The challenge can not be much higher than playing the second leg in the Bernabeu with spectators. It's a big challenge but there is a bit of excitement around this match and fixture. We know what's coming. It will be an exciting match and a tough challenge."
"It's nice to play a European team and maybe not at this kind of stage a team you've played so many times in domestic competitions."
The first leg at Stamford Bridge will take place on Wednesday, April 6 while the Santiago Bernabeu will host the reverse fixture on Tuesday, April 12.
Chelsea and Real Madrid could be the most exciting tie of the quarter-finals
Chelsea vs Real Madrid could be one of the most exciting fixtures to look forward to in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The two teams look evenly matched and also know each other well as they met in the semi-finals last season.
The Blues managed to get the better of the 13-time champions of Europe. They went on to beat Manchester City in the final to clinch the biggest club trophy in Europe for the second time in their history.
The first leg at the Bernabeu ended in a 1-1 stalemate but Chelsea managed to beat Los Blancos 2-0 on their home turf to win 3-1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid will be keen to build on their brilliant win against Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16. Chelsea, on the other hand, are not in the race for the Premier League title and will put everything they have into retaining their European crown.
yuedior
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the dream was....
cibadelmop
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What I'm praying for is that James should be back for the match.. let go d blues
jinti14barca
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Na tuchel u dont anything . This is not last year madrid , this is a 13 tym ucl champs with their best team .. modric and benz alone can do the job … militao needs to be solid .. and vini will destroy flanks …. And madrid will gonna save a barca fans and others fans from noise pollution … madrid supported us barca in uel and we are fully with real madrid irresective tommorow is a classico.. but i just want madrid to win cl and show what is spanish teams about
IAMJUNGKOOK
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jinti14barca
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Na tuchel u dont anything . This is not last year madrid , this is a 13 tym ucl champs with their best team .. modric and benz alone can do the job … militao needs to be solid .. and vini will destroy flanks …. And madrid will gonna save a barca fans and others fans from noise pollution … madrid supported us barca in uel and we are fully with real madrid irresective tommorow is a classico.. but i just want madrid to win cl and show what is spanish teams about
Dont worry guys madridssts u have got a back of all cules . We are supporting u from our heart we know u have class to destroy all chelsea bayern … on the side barc wil thrash everyone in uel . Its prrfect tym t bring both trophies to spain and show thr world what barca and madrid are
jinti14barca
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the dream was....
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Acc to current form .. modric will destroy full attack , defence , midfield of chelsea alone
CGM
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We want Chelsea in final
moreInfo10
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As a barca fan I really wish real Madrid to win. Benzema really deserves appreciation for what he is doing for Madrid. He really deserves ballon d'or.