NOTTINGHAM, England,
April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Last night was the first of four semi final games in the UEFA
Champions League and saw Chelsea take on Atletico Madrid at the
Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, gathering a crowd of over 52,000 fans.
The Champions League began with the first leg on the
18th February with a round of 16 followed by the quarter
finals and now the semis. The four qualifying teams are Chelsea vs.
Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, who will each play two games to
determine the two qualifying teams for the final, which will be
held in Lisbon on the
24th May.
Throughout the competition Atletico Madrid have scored 22 goals
in total, with 8 wins and 3 draws. Chelsea have accumulated 18
goals, with 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 lost games. Bayern Munich have
achieved 24 goals, with 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 lost games. Real
Madrid have managed to gain 32
goals, with 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 lost game.
Atletico Madrid have never previously made it this far in the
UEFA Champions League and have waited 40 years to reach the semi
finals. Throughout the competition they have had a perfect home
record until last night where both teams failed to score any
goals.
Real Madrid are on excellent
form and with Cristiano Ronaldo back
in training after a knee injury, things are looking hopeful, if the
top goal scorer is fit to play again after missing the past four
games. Real Madrid have been
knocked out in the semi finals by German teams for the past 2 years
and in 2012 Bayern Munich beat them on penalties to make it through
to the finals.
Tonight, Real Madrid take on Bayern Munich in the first leg of
their semi finals at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, kicking off at 20:45. Following this
on the 29th and 30th April the second leg of
the semis will commence, with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid playing
at the Allianz Arena in Munich and
Chelsea taking on Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge in London. The two teams with the most goals
across the first and second leg of the semi finals will then go
head to head in the final later in May.
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