In an effort to win for the first time since being appointed interim coach, Chelsea’s Frank Lampard will accompany them to the first leg against Real Madrid on Wednesday.
The coaches of Real Madrid and Chelsea will play a crucial role in the upcoming Legends Alliance matchup. When Chelsea travel to Madrid for the first leg on Wednesday, Frank Lampard will attempt to win for the first time since taking over as interim coach.
In light of rumors that Carlo Ancelotti will take control of Brazil’s public team, Madrid will play with concerns regarding his future. The outcome may have an impact on Ancelotti’s decision to acknowledge Brazil’s efforts or Lampard’s capacity to reestablish a stable relationship with the English club.
Toward the end of the week, Chelsea lost its most memorable Head Association match under Lampard, who replaced Graham Potter. Prior to this game at the Santiago Bernabeu Field, the team had not performed as well. It is 11th in the Premier League, where it has only won two of its last 11 games and is currently in 11th place.
“We have an open door against a fantastic team, and we just need to try to capitalize on the open door,” said Lampard, a former Chelsea midfielder who also served as the team’s trainer from 2019 to 21. You won’t appear in the event that you don’t, so go there with confidence and confirmation.
After their recent 3-2 home defeat to Villarreal, Madrid really lost their chance to win the Spanish league. Madrid is 13 points behind Barcelona as the leader with 10 games remaining. Even though Ancelotti admitted that he was surprised to learn that Brazil was interested in him, he stated that he absolutely needs to remain with Madrid until the year-end of his contract. Since the World Cup, Brazil’s national team has had an interim coach and is eager for a permanent one. Because Real Madrid and Chelsea, the previous leaders of the Legends Association, have become accustomed to competing against one another in recent years, the Heroes Association and the Copa del Rey final against Osasuna in May are the primary focus. Madrid won a record-breaking fourteenth European title last year by defeating Chelsea in the quarterfinals. The following year, Chelsea defeated Madrid in the elimination rounds to win the Heroes Association prize.
Chelsea defeated Madrid 3-1 overall during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and 211, while Madrid won the second leg at the Bernabeu in a thrilling 5-4 victory after extra time.
Madrid hopes to reach the semifinals for the 11th time in 13 seasons, while Chelsea has only reached the last four once since 2013–14.
Madrid has won six of its eight Champions League games this season, drawing with Shakhtar Donetsk and losing in the group stage to Leipzig. Chelsea has won five games, lost two, and drawn one: one against Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the round of 16 and one against Dinamo Zagreb in the group stage. Salzburg won the group stage by a tie.
Ancelotti will have nearly all of his players available for the first leg, with the exception of left back Ferland Mendy.
Mason Mount and N’Golo Kante resumed training on Monday and should be available for the trip to Madrid, despite not playing in Chelsea’s final Premier League game. The series champion will ultimately face either Manchester City or Bayern Munich.