Chelsea play for the first time at the Bernabeu
The London team first set foot on the grass at the Bernabeu, when they met Real in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals today, April 12.
When proposing ideas to change European football from the ground up, the president of Real Florentino Perez once said: “It is not normal that Real Madrid have never faced Chelsea in the European Cup”. This fact changes last season, because Real against Chelsea in the semi-finals of the Champions League. But at that time, Real chose the Alfredo di Stéfano academy ground as the home ground to repair the Bernabeu.
So, as of today, April 12, Chelsea just competed at the Bernabeu for the first time. According to the Spanish newspaper MarcaChelsea is the only “big man” of European football that has never set foot on the grass of this legendary stadium, including friendly.
Chelsea is the only big man yet to play at the Bernabeu. Image: Marca
Real once beat Chelsea with a score of 3-1 and 3-2 respectively when playing friendly games in 2013 and 2016, both at the ICC training tournament in the US. The two teams have met five times in official matches. In which, Chelsea are unbeaten in all five matches, including two European Cup finals in 1971, the 1998 European Super Cup and two semi-finals of the Champions League last year.
The 1-3 defeat in the first leg last week made Thomas Tuchel’s army face a difficult task in their first march to the Bernabeu today. Only one team has reversed the situation at Real’s home ground, when Ajax won 4-1 in the second leg of the 1/8 round of the Champions League in the 2018-2019 season, thereby entering the quarterfinals with a total score of 5-2. Before that, in the group stage, Real lost to CSKA Moscow 0-3 right at the Bernabeu.
The main event Real Madrid beat Chelsea 3-1 away in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Bayern is the club that plays at the Bernabeu the most with 17 times, including 13 matches against Real. “Gray Lobster” did not play well in the Spanish capital, winning only twice, in 2000 and 2001. In addition, they lost to Real nine times, received two defeats through three meetings with Atletico and lost to Inter 0- 2 in the 2010 Champions League final.
Liverpool, Arsenal, PSG and Juventus are the “big guys” who won their first visit at the Bernabeu, with a score of 1-0.
Hong Duy (according to Marca)
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