There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Champions League Quarter-finals meeting between Chelsea and Real Madrid. Game on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Chelsea nor Real Madrid as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Chelsea form and stats
Last season, Chelsea's Champions League journey ended in the quarter-finals against Real Madrid.6-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Chelsea so far this season. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in this competition.
The Chelsea followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stamford Bridge: A 1-2 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion. Arrizabalaga had a busy but productive day in the Brighton & Hove Albion match. Despite making nine saves the loss could not be prevented.
Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Chelsea has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. From these home matches, Chelsea have conceded only 14 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Real Madrid form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Real Madrid, as they won the Champions League.Real Madrid have an excellent away record in the La Liga so far with 10-1-4 from 15 games. Total Champions League statistics for Real Madrid: 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Two trips in a row for Real Madrid, whose manager Ancelotti could celebrate last time after the win against Cadiz. The attacker Asensio got a match rating of 9.02 in that game. Asensio scored one goal, hit seven key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 41 successful passes (of 45 total).
Before that match, the victory at home against Chelsea in the Champions League (2-0).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Celta de Vigo in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Madrid's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 15 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other already this season, with the final score Real Madrid - Chelsea 2-0 registered in the official records. Chelsea-Real Madrid H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Chelsea two wins, Real Madrid three wins, one draw. three of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). One of the stars has been Benzema with 6 goals scored against Chelsea in these 6 matches.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 14 goals |  V. Júnior 9 goals |   K. Havertz 7 goals |
Chelsea missing players
Real Madrid missing players
| Chelsea | Real Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Scored | S | 24 | 55 | ||
| 28 | 9 | Conceded | C | 10 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 44% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.7 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.1 | 17.5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 7 | ||
| 15% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 32% | ||
| 12.2 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 43 | 73 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 50 | 70 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 24 | 56 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 56 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 53 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 50 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 49 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 44 |
| 9 | Brentford | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 47 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 43 |
| 10 | Fulham | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 42 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 39 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 34 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 40 | -28 | 33 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 30 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -15 | 29 |
| 17 | Everton | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 27 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 36 | -30 | 27 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 41 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 35 | -14 | 25 |
| 20 | Southampton | 31 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 53 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 23 | -29 | 23 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 44 | 72 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 37 | 62 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 57 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 51 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 48 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 47 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 43 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 38 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Girona | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 35 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 34 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 32 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 32 | -23 | 32 |
| 15 | Cadiz | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -19 | 31 |
| 16 | Almeria | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -14 | 30 |
| 17 | Getafe | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 30 |
| 18 | Valencia | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -4 | 27 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -14 | 27 |
| 20 | Elche | 28 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -37 | 13 |
