{"id":1053318,"date":"2022-04-12T01:27:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T01:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/12\/champions-league-preview-real-madrid-v-chelsea\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T01:27:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T01:27:03","slug":"champions-league-preview-real-madrid-v-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/12\/champions-league-preview-real-madrid-v-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League Preview: Real Madrid v Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"498\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Chelseas-Reece-James-L-in-action-against-Real-Madrids-Vinicius-Junior-R-696x498.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Chelsea FC vs Real Madrid\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">epa09874515 Chelsea&#8217;s Reece James (L) in action against Real Madrid&#8217;s Vinicius Junior (R) during the UEFA Champions League quarter final, first leg soccer match between Chelsea FC and Real Madrid in London, Britain, 06 April 2022.  EPA\/NEIL HALL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>SuperSport viewers on DStv can look forward to quarterfinal, second-leg action from the UEFA Champions League, with matches scheduled for Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 April 2022.<\/p>\n<p>DStv is the only true home of football in Africa, offering a range and depth of action that no other rival can match \u2013 it\u2019s literally \u2018Unbeatable Football\u2019! If you\u2019re going to spend your money on something, it may as well be on the best football in the world.<\/p>\n<p>These return legs will determine the semifinalists going forward, with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid hoping to make the most of home advantage when they welcome Villarreal to the Allianz Arena and Chelsea to Estadio Santiago Bernabeu respectively on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving the second leg at home is always an advantage and we will look to make the most of that,\u201d said Bayern\u2019s veteran forward Thomas Muller, as his side looks to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg in Spain. \u201cWe will need to play well to ensure that we get into the semifinals, but that is always our ambition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courois, meanwhile, is hoping Karim Benzema can again show his class in this competition, having scored a second successive hat-trick to see Los Blancos to a 3-1 triumph in London: \u201cKarim is, along with [Bayern Munich\u2019s Robert] Lewandowski, the best number 9 in the world right now. He\u2019s a great player, a real captain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday features Manchester City travelling to the Spanish capital to face Atletico Madrid at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, with Citizens boss Pep Guardiola arguing that there is not a great deal of difference in the styles of the two teams after his side claimed a narrow 1-0 home win in the first leg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not saying there is a comparison, they play to win and we do. We try, knowing it will be difficult to impose our game against them. We have to be clever, we know they will have it, have the chances to score,\u201d said Guardiola.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if we play another opponent, it would be difficult too. We go to a nice stadium, incredible stadium and we go to try and reach the semifinal. Hopefully they are worried to play against us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday also sees Liverpool welcome Benfica to Anfield, with the Portuguese travellers hoping to follow in the footsteps of Internazionale and win on Merseyside \u2013 having succumbed 3-1 to the Reds on home soil in the first leg. \u201cWe want to show why Benfica deserve to be [in the quarterfinals],\u201d said midfielder Julien Weigl. \u201cThe group is united and we do not have fear for any opponent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No rival can compete with SuperSport\u2019s coverage. Our viewers on DStv enjoy an unrivalled selection of football from around the world!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the New Football Season on SuperSport on DStv . Visit www.dstv.com and to subscribe or upgrade, and join in on the excitement. And while you\u2019re on the move, you can stream matches on the DStv App.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA Champions League broadcast details, 12-13 April 2022<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 12 April<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>21:00: Bayern Munich v Villarreal \u2013 LIVE on SuperSport Grandstand, SuperSport Maximo 2 and SuperSport Variety 1<\/li>\n<li>21:00: Real Madrid v Chelsea \u2013 LIVE on SuperSport Premier League and SuperSport Maximo 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 13 April<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>21:00: Atletico Madrid v Manchester City \u2013 LIVE on SuperSport Grandstand, SuperSport Maximo 1 and SuperSport Variety 1<\/li>\n<li>21:00: Liverpool v Benfica \u2013 LIVE on SuperSport Premier League and SuperSport Maximo 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"YufUf3x02sw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fabio Gama should have been booked rather than calling for penalty \u2013 Effah Tetteh - AdomTV (11-4-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YufUf3x02sw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>epa09874515 Chelsea&#8217;s Reece James (L) in action against Real Madrid&#8217;s Vinicius Junior (R) during the UEFA Champions League quarter final, first leg soccer match between Chelsea FC and Real Madrid in London, Britain, 06 April 2022. 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