Real Madrid gambles its European options against Chelsea

MADRID, 7 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Real Madrid Femenino will play this Thursday at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium (9:00 p.m. / DAZN) many of their options to be in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, a goal for which they mainly need to defeat an English Chelsea who He is currently at a great level and he defeated him with authority two weeks ago.

The Real Madrid team couldn't do much on their visit to Kingsmeadow, where the team coached by Emma Hayes was far superior and ended up taking all three points with two second-half goals from Sophie Ingle and Erin Cuthbert.

Real Madrid could not add anything and was left with four points after conceding the second defeat of the season, while Chelsea added their third victory and was on the verge of getting one of the two tickets in Group A with nine points, which that he would certify with a new victory in Valdebebas. The other favourite, French Paris Saint-Germain, has the same team as Alberto Toril's team, which next week visits the Parc des Princes.

And that is where Real Madrid wants to arrive with all its options intact, which will keep them no matter what happens this Thursday at the Alfredo Di Stéfano, although victory would allow them to play more combinations against the Parisian team than other markers that would inevitably force them to defeat home.

Victory will not be an easy task for the Madrid team because the 2021 European runner-up has already shown that his strength, his powerful physique and his experience are his main weapons. Chelsea, who has not yet conceded a goal in this Champions League, arrives in Madrid as a solid leader also in the English Super League and with only six goals conceded in their twelve games this season between the two competitions. Last weekend he exhibited himself against Leicester City, whom he thrashed at home by 0-8.

Alberto Toril will have taken note of the defeat, especially to improve offensively after hardly disturbing Berger's goal and against an opponent who has won everything this season except for their first game against Liverpool.

The attacks of Athenea del Castillo, who surprisingly did not play for a minute, and Tere Abelleira, also without participation last Thursday, in the middle could be the main variations of a team that recovered from the defeat in London with a clear 1-4 victory against Levante Las Planas to defend their second place in the Finetwork Liga F.