Benzema tries to control the ball against Jorginho.JUANJO MARTÍN / EFE
The
Real Madrid
wants to reign in Europe in this very atypical season.
The whites host
Chelsea
tonight (from 9pm)
at the Alfredo di Stéfano to contest the first leg of the Champions League semifinals in an unprecedented duel in the top continental competition. Those of Zidane, with LaLiga increasingly complicated, focus their title options in the Champions League to return to the final three years later. The French coach recovers Kroos for the game, although he will not be able to count on Mendy, who has not recovered in time from his discomfort. Without the side, the favorite to occupy the left side is Nacho, who already started from that demarcation in the last game of the whites against Betis. For their part, those of Tuchel come to the meeting with the idea of conceding very little for the tie to be decided in their stadium, where they have not lost since the arrival of the German coach in January. Kovacic, ex Madrid, is the only casualty of the
blues
that already eliminated Atlético in the round of 16.
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