UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Chelsea WLWDW 1
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Real Madrid WDDWD 1
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CHE101
RMA101
1st Leg · Alfredo Di Stéfano

Match Report

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Pulisic scores as Chelsea, Real Madrid play out Champions League semifinal draw

Christian Pulisic scored for Chelsea as they earned a creditable 1-1 draw against Real Madrid in their Champions League semifinal first-leg.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
4
0
Saves
4
49.2
Possession
50.8
11
SHOTS
9
5
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
502
Accurate Passes
506
562
Passes
582
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
12
0.1
Cross %
0.3
37
Long Balls
51
21
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
11
14
Tackles
21
0.9
Tackle %
0.5
16
Interceptions
11
6
Effective Clearances
13
6
Clearances
13

Head to Head

RMA leads series 2-0

Lineups

RMA · 3-5-2

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 5Raphaël VaraneCD
  3. 6NachoCD-L
  4. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  5. 8Toni KroosCM-L
  6. 10Luka ModricCM-R
  7. 14CasemiroAM
  8. 12MarceloLM
  9. 2Dani CarvajalRM
  10. 20Vinícius JúniorCF-L
  11. 9Karim BenzemaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Eden HazardSUB
  2. 25RodrygoSUB
  3. 24Mariano DíazSUB
  4. 35Miguel GutiérrezSUB
  5. 13Andriy LuninSUB
  6. 19Álvaro OdriozolaSUB
  7. 22IscoSUB
  8. 30Sergio ArribasSUB
  9. 26Diego AltubeSUB
  10. 11Marco AsensioSUB
  11. 31Antonio BlancoSUB

CHE · 3-5-2

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 4Andreas ChristensenCD-R
  5. 19Mason MountCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 5JorginhoAM
  8. 21Ben ChilwellLM
  9. 28César AzpilicuetaRM
  10. 11Timo WernerCF-L
  11. 10Christian PulisicCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Kurt ZoumaSUB
  2. 24Reece JamesSUB
  3. 18Olivier GiroudSUB
  4. 23Billy GilmourSUB
  5. 13Wilfredo CaballeroSUB
  6. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  7. 33EmersonSUB
  8. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB
  9. 9Tammy AbrahamSUB
  10. 3Marcos AlonsoSUB
  11. 29Kai HavertzSUB
  12. 22Hakim ZiyechSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Real Madrid 0, Chelsea 1. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger with a through ball.
  2. 27' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Chelsea 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Eder Militão with a headed pass following a corner.
  4. 38' Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Marcelo (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eden Hazard replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  8. 66' Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Christian Pulisic.
  9. 66' Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Timo Werner.
  10. 66' Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces César Azpilicueta.
  11. 77' Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Odriozola replaces Daniel Carvajal.
  12. 77' Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Marcelo.
  13. 78' Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 89' Álvaro Odriozola (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Karim Benzema.

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