At Alfredo Di Stéfano, meringues receive blues in the first match of the match
Real Madrid and Chelsea kick off the Champions League semifinals. The ball rolls at 16:00 GMT, at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium in Madrid. Teams are the only clubs that have won a Champions League and continue to compete in the tournament for the most important trophy in Europe. The meringues are the biggest champions, with 13 cups raised. The London team won the competition only once.
To start soon, the coach Zinedine Zidade, goes without counting the defender Sergio Ramos, injured. Lucas Vásquez and Mendy, are also out due to injury. Another embezzlement is Valverde, suspended. Despite the absences, the fans count on the good phase of the Brazilian Vinícius Júnior and Benzema, the team’s top scorer. To reach the semifinals the Spanish team led Group B, eliminated Atalanta in the round of 16 and left Liverpool by the way in the quarterfinals.
On the Chelsea side, the club led by Tomas Tuchel tries to surprise the greatest champion in the history of the tournament. The Blues have only the injured Kovacic midfielder, confirmed as embezzlement. The London team was the best of Group E. In the phase of the forest, they went through Atlético de Madrid and Porto, respectively, in the octaves and in the quarterfinals.
The price for Benzema to score, at any moment of the duel, for Real Madrid, is 2.30. That Werner will do the same for Chelsea is 3.40. The bet on a draw with goals pays 4.50. In equal without goals, 7.50. Other more specific bets can also be placed. The rate that more than 10 corners are scored is 2.25. Of which exactly 10 will be marked by the referee, 7.50. For less than 10, 1.90.
Tomorrow it will be the turn of Manchester City and PSG to face each other in Manchester, in the other game of the semifinal. UCL’s decision will be on May 29 at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. The venue was also the stage for the final of the competition in 2005, when Liverpool beat Milan on penalties, after the score of 3 to 3 during the 90 minutes.
By Gustavo Castilho
