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Eden Hazard has issued an apology to Real Madrid fans after he was seen chuckling with Chelsea players in the aftermath of Los Blancos elimination from the Champions League on Wednesday night.
The Belgium international surprisingly started the match but couldn t affect the game positively for Zinedine Zidane s side and was brought off in the 89th minute with Real 2-0 behind. At full time, Hazard was seen smiling with old teammate Kurt Zouma and Blues goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, a sight which sent the Spanish media into overdrive.
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Chelsea are on the cusp of reaching their third Champions League final. In the Blues way stand Real Madrid, who have won the competition four times in the last decade.
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Chelsea have a slight advantage heading into the 2nd leg of their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid on Wednesday, as Thomas Tuchel s side look to reach the final of this competition for the first time since 2012.
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It’s time for the return leg of the Semifinals.
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Real Madrid’s visit to Chelsea in the return leg of the Champions League Semifinals has all the ingredients to become a brilliant football match. The 1-1 draw at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano forces Real Madrid to score at least one goal, so Los Blancos will have to make sure that they create enough chances to advance to the Final.
Coach Zinedine Zidane will be happy to have Sergio Ramos, Ferland Mendy and Fede Valverde back with the team. All three of those players missed the first leg and will be useful tonight, even if Valverde is expected to come off the bench.
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In a poll conducted on Twitter and had 275 voters, 51.3 percent of total votes cast are optimistic that the Spanish top-flight side will beat Chelsea to reach the final.
The London team needs at least a goalless draw to reach the final for the third time ever, yet, 48.7 percent of fans think they will reign supreme after the second leg.
Meanwhile, Turkish player Nuri Sahin is tipping former club Real Madrid to see off Chelsea and reach the Champions League final.
“I think it will be an open game, as it was in the first leg. I’m really looking forward to it,” the 32-year-old told