Real Madrid remain a formidable opponent on "big occasions" and what happened last year in the semi-finals, when Chelsea eliminated the Spaniards, should be forgotten.
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said this on the eve of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at Stamford Bridge, explaining that to be able to impose themselves "they will have to play well, be physical, be intense, be focused and at the its best. "
Fresh from the bad defeat in the Premier League (4-1 defeat to Brentford), Chelsea are ready to react, but they will face a rival "with such experience, such instinct and such quality to produce special performances for special occasions - he explained. Tuchel -. For us too it will still be an opportunity. We have things to prove,