Real hits you in both areas

helsea came out with a strategy of fully controlling Vinícius and Rodrygo and making Real Madrid suspicious using the same formula, that of coming out fast every time they stole the ball to strike fear into their bodies and show them that attacking would have to take risks. He had two counters for the lead and the game plan was going according to plan. Until Madrid marks them. With the goal conceded, Chelsea suffered from the strategy they proposed and allowed themselves to get the better of them.

Real’s power in the areas in this competition is unsurpassed. They have the fiercest attack in Europe, with Vinícius, Benzema and Rodrygo, and at the same time they are encouraged by the goalkeeper, who is also the most determined on the continent. I haven’t seen another one like it, under the sticks and with the feet it conditions the game. Courtois is decisive in many results, he saves matches in very specific moments with actions that are only within his reach. Chelsea created a very clean chance and the Belgian was there to prevent the goal.

In the second part, the expulsion determined the risks. Madrid were aware they had to take them on to extend their lead, but Chelsea, after conceding the second, also fumbled with a series of substitutions to try to create danger despite being inferior. After playing a circular course that suits them, the Madrid team, without exposing themselves too much, preferred to control after Marco Asensi’s goal. He saw that he had the game under control, with a good result, and that Chelsea brought a very powerful refreshment to the field.

Ancelotti’s men are clear favorites to overcome the draw and even the game plan Chelsea may have in the second leg favors them due to the space they will generate. I highly doubt that Lampard now knows how to get hold of this Real Madrid after the impotence he has to create watching his rival undermine him in both areas.