UEFA Champions League 2021: 1st Semi-Final - Chelsea vs Real Madrid - All you need to know

Two heavyweight Football teams Chelsea and Real Madrid will face-off in the second leg of the first semi-final of the ongoing UEFA Champions League. It was 1-1 in the first leg with Chelsea scoring an away goal thanks to Christian Pulisic. However, Karim Benzema scored a stunning equaliser to keep his team in the hunt.

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Chelsea are on an 8-match unbeaten streak with six wins and they will be delighted to have an away goal to their name ahead of the crunch fixture. They will only have to keep Real Madrid away from scoring a goal and a 0-0 result will help them qualify for the final with a virtue of having scored an away goal in the first leg.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, have struggled with many injuries to their key player. And the latest to join the list is Dani Carvajal. The experienced right-back has sustained a hamstring injury and this must have left the team fretting. Having said that, Real Madrid are coming off a 2-0 win in the domestic circuit and will be confident of pulling it off. They will have to score at least a goal in this game.

Here are all the details about the game:

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Match - Chelsea vs Real Madrid - Semi-final 1 of UEFA Champions League

When - May 6; 12:30 AM IST

Where - Stamford Bridge, London.

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Head to Head

Real Madrid Won - 2 | Chelsea Won - 0 | Draw - 1 (Last three matches)

Probable Playing XIs

Chelsea - Edouard Mendy; Antonio Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Andreas Christensen; Cesar Azpilicueta, Ben Chilwell, N'Golo Kante, Jorginho; Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic, Timo Werner

Real Madrid - Thibaut Courtois; Nacho, Sergio Ramos, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy; Casemiro, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos; Marco Asensio, Vinicius Junior, Karim Benzema

Where to watch live in India

This marquee game will be live in India on Sony Network channels - Sony Ten 2 SD & HD, Sony Ten 3 SD & HD. Live Streaming will be available on Sony LIV.