Chelsea midfielder Christian Pulisic insists his team will not be afraid to face Real Madrid in the first leg of the 2021-2022 Champions League quarter-finals. In fact, the American-blooded player is sure, his team’s chance to win is very big in this match.
Yes, as is known, Chelsea will act as the host for the first leg of the 2021-2022 Champions League, on Thursday (7/4/2022). Playing at Stamford Bridge, the Blues (Chelsea’s nickname) have a big advantage to reap good results in the first leg.
As Pulisic said, Thomas Tuchel’s team did have good capital to overthrow Los Blancos (Real Madrid’s nickname). Considering, they had done the same thing when they met in the semifinals of the Champions League last season, with an aggregate of 3-1.
For this reason, the mainstay of the United States national team asked his colleagues not to shrink from the current hegemony of El Real. The Blues are required to play more confidently because they still hold the status of defending champions.
“We have to be confident. We had good results last year and hope to do the same this year,” Pulisic was quoted as saying by Marca, Wednesday (6/3/2022).
“It won’t be easy, but we won it all last season, we have to feel confident,” he added.
On the other hand, the Blues do have to be a little wary. Real Madrid came to Stamford Bridge full of threats.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team is currently at the top of the Spanish League standings this season. They have only lost three times in the Spanish League. The productivity of the team is very good. Real Madrid has scored 61 goals.
Moreover, Karim Benzema is on fire as the temporary top scorer in the Spanish League. Furthermore, they have just overthrown Paris Saint-Germian (PSG) in the round of 16 of the 2021-2022 Champions League.
Lionel Messi and his friends fell 3-2 on aggregate. The incision is an important note for Christian Pulisic et al.
