Chelsea should overperform if they’re to overturn a two-goal deficit towards Real Madrid of their Champions League quarter-final, supervisor Thomas Tuchel stated on Monday.
The Spanish facet received the primary leg at Stamford Bridge 3-1, with Karim Benzema scoring a hat-trick.
Tuchel instructed reporters on the eve of the return leg in Madrid that reigning European champions Chelsea didn’t have the “biggest chance” to show the tie round.
“It is unlikely however it’s price attempting, and attempting means that we are going to play to our fullest and to our full restrict. This is what it’s, it’s a huge evening,” he stated.
“It is one of the biggest challenges to perform as the away team at the Bernabeu, especially if you need a result. It is still worth trying and it is still a stage where you can overperform. We need to overperform.”
Tuchel stated that Chelsea had struggled to compete bodily within the first leg and that the Premier League’s choice to restrict groups to a few substitutions in a match, in comparison with 5 in LaLiga, hampered his facet.
“We face a huge disadvantage in terms of physicality as Real Madrid play the whole season with five substitutes and we play in the most physical league,” he added.
“We struggled with our counter pressing and finding intensity in runs. We will need to find a way to play a more physical game.”
Midfielder Mateo Kovacic stated they nonetheless had an opportunity to win the tie, citing their comeback win over Napoli en path to successful the Champions League in 2012 for example.
“We didn’t have our best game and our result is not good but there is hope and we are motivated to show our best,” Kovacic stated.
“Chelsea towards Napoli, they misplaced 3-1 after which they got here again. Football is all the time shocking and we must be greater than 100%.”
Tuchel added that Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ben Chilwell and Romelu Lukaku would miss the match, whereas defender Cesar Azpilicueta returns after testing unfavorable for COVID-19.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
