Real Madrid vs Chelsea Match Preview

Real Madrid host Chelsea in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

The hosts are coming off a 2-3 home defeat by Villarreal in a game they led 2-1 but everyone's mind was clearly on the upcoming European match against the Londoners. The Merenches, having lost the title in Spain, will give everything to win the big-eared cup again this year taking advantage of their strong home ground. Benzema seems to be finding his good form again and with the fast Brazilian duo in the wings Real is creating plenty of problems in their opponents scoring with ease.

The visitors, on the other hand, with Frank Lampard on their bench, also lost to Wolves 1-0 away from home, continuing their negative results. Undoubtedly, the biggest problem of the "blues" this season is the difficulty in scoring since they create opportunities but hardly score. In addition, they concede goals in almost every match, making it even more difficult.

In conclusion, I think that the match will be decided by Real Madrid whose players seem to be in good shape. As this is the first leg, Real Madrid will look for a win by at least two goals margin to take a strong lead. I will stake 3 units on Real Madrid to cover the -1 asian handicap at 2.31 odds in order to take my stake back in a possible narrow win for the hosts.