The final legs of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal matches are on tonight with Chelsea hosting defending Champions Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge while AC Milan and Napoli clash at the Maradona stadium.
Chelsea Vs Real Madrid
With their chances of making it into the last four now hanging on a thread, the Blues will take on the defending champions Real Madrid who won the first leg 2-0.
Real Madrid know that even a draw would be enough to secure qualification but the Blues will be eager to maximize home advantage and cause an upset.
Chelsea have lost two of their last three European matches against Real Madrid (W1). 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 have a record of four losses and one draw in their last five games.
Los Blancos, on the other hand, have a record of four wins and one loss in their last five games.
Chelsea must score three unanswered goals to advance, or score two goals to force extra time and penalty shootouts.
BETTING TIP: Chelsea or Real Madrid to win and both teams to score.
Napoli Vs AC Milan
The two Italian teams will battle it out for a place in the last four in what is expected to be a blockbuster with the Serie A topscorer Victor Osimhen back in the Napoli squad.
Gli Azzurri will be eager to maximize home advantage following their 1-0 loss in the first leg.
With one foot in the last four, AC Milan know they are not far from securing qualification into the next round as a scoreless draw would be enough for them to progress.
Napoli have already lost twice to Milan in April, losing 4-0 in Serie A at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
Milan hold a 1-0 lead from the first leg against Napoli. They last reached the UEFA Champions League semi-final in 2006-07 and will be hoping to make it again this season.
They’ve only been eliminated twice after winning the first leg of a knockout tie – in 2003-04 vs Deportivo de La Coruña in the quarter-final (4-1 first leg, 0-4 second leg) and 2012-13 vs Barcelona in the last 16 (2-0 first leg, 0-4 second leg).
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Rossoneri have a record of two draws, two victories, and one loss in their last five games while Napoli have a record of two victories, two losses, and one loss in their last five.
The fixture will most certainly be the one to watch.
BETTING TIP: Napoli to win or draw.
