UCL: Chelsea v Real Madrid: what the stats say
Chelsea have lost two of their last three European matches against Real Madrid (W1), both in Uefa Champions League quarterfinals across the last two campaigns. They hadn’t lost any of their first five against them before this (W3 D2).
Across the last two seasons, Chelsea’s only home Uefa Champions League defeat was against Real Madrid in April 2022 (W7 D1). No away team has ever won two Champions League games at Stamford Bridge against the Blues.
Chelsea suffered a 2-0 defeat away at Real Madrid in the first leg of this tie. The Blues, however, have progressed from five of their last seven Uefa Champions League ties when losing the first leg away from home, and done so in each of the last two when losing by two clear goals (vs Napoli in 2011-12 and Paris Saint-Germain in 2013-14).
Real Madrid have progressed from 18 of their 19 Uefa Champions League ties after winning the first leg by two or more goals, failing only in 2003-04 against Monaco in the quarterfinal (4-2 first leg, 1-3 second leg, eliminated on away goals rule).
Chelsea progressed from their last 16 tie in the Uefa Champions League this campaign despite losing the first leg against Borussia Dortmund. Since the last 16 was introduced in 2003-04, only two sides have reached the semifinal after overcoming first leg deficits in both the last 16 and quarterfinal in a season: Monaco in 2003-04 and Roma in 2017-18.
Real Madrid have won their last five Uefa Champions League knockout matches, their joint longest winning run in knockout games in the competition. All five wins have come against English teams, with only Barcelona (seven in a row between 2014 and 2016) having a longer winning run against English clubs.
Each of Karim Benzema’s last 11 Uefa Champions League goals have come against English teams, while his last 14 have all been in the knockout stages of the competition, the longest such run by a player in Champions League history. Benzema has 14 goals and two assists for Real Madrid in his last nine appearances in the knockout stages.
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Vinícius Júnior has been involved in 20 goals in his last 20 Uefa Champions League appearances for Real Madrid, scoring 10 goals and assisting 10 goals in this time. Since the start of last season, the Brazilian is the only player to reach double figures for both goals and assists in the competition.
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández is one of only three players who have initiated 100+ sequences of play after recovering possession in the Uefa Champions League this season (101), along with Joshua Kimmich (110) and Stanislav Lobotka (105).
Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has made more line-breaking passes (170) than any other player in the Uefa Champions League this season. Indeed, among players with 200+ passes completed, he also has the highest per centage of those being line-breaking passes (23.8 per cent).