Chelsea will host Real Madrid on Wednesday night with a place in the Champions League final on the line.
Here, the PA news agency looks at the key talking points for the semi-final second leg.
Kante seeks to add Champions League to his trophy haul
Kovacic a big miss for Chelsea
Pulisic up against Chelsea’s former number 10 Hazard
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Back at it in the #UCL tomorrow night!#ThePrideOfLondon | #CHERMA pic.twitter.com/vnlb0u3kTB
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 4, 2021
New Chelsea boss Tuchel has made no secret of the fact that Christian Pulisic taking on the Blues’ number 10 shirt harbours all sorts of pressure and responsibility. Pulisic will go head-to-head with Chelsea’s former number 10 again on Wednesday, as Eden Hazard makes an intriguing return to Stamford Bridge. Hazard’s excellence in the coveted shirt certainly leaves Pulisic with a lot to live up to, but the USA forward has been back in top form in recent weeks. The stage will be set in west London for Chelsea’s past and future to clash in the present.
Real sweating on Ramos
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— Real Madrid C.F. ???? (@realmadriden) May 4, 2021
Real Madrid’s defensive talisman Sergio Ramos missed the first leg that was drawn 1-1 through injury. The Spain stalwart is back in the Real squad for the Chelsea trip, but it remains to be seen whether the 35-year-old will be fit enough to start at Stamford Bridge. Real would most likely revert to their favoured 4-3-3 formation should Ramos start. And Blues boss Tuchel has already hinted that the best way to take on the abrasive centre-back could be through deploying Kai Havertz in the false nine role that has so suited the Germany forward in recent weeks.
