The UEFA Champions League clash between Real Madrid and Chelsea ended with a draw score of 1-1 each at Real Madrid in the opening act of a two-leg semifinal.
Christian Pulisic scores a vital away goal, an advantage for the Blues. Chelsea grabbed a potentially vital away goal in a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid in their Champions League semi-final first-leg tie
🏁 FP: @realmadrid 1-1 @ChelseaFC_Sp
⚽ @Benzema 29'; Pulisic 14'#Emirates | #UCL pic.twitter.com/Exc4DPBq9m— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) April 27, 2021
Real Madrid have now failed to win all four games against Chelsea. Chelsea is the team that Madrid has faced the most without defeating in club history.
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Thomas Tuchel has remained undefeated against all of these managers since taking over at Chelsea: – Mourinho, Simeone, Solskjaer, Klopp, Bielsa, Ancelotti, Guardiola, Zidane.
The Blues will return home to west London for next Wednesday’s return leg, needing a victory or a scoreless draw to secure passage to the championship game in Istanbul against Manchester City or Paris Saint-Germain. Pulisic’s strike provided a vital away goal — the first tiebreaker, should the teams finish even on aggregate score.
📊 Real Madrid 1⃣-1⃣ Chelsea – FT Stats#UCL #RMACHE pic.twitter.com/ijgAROlq11
— WhoScored (@WhoScored) April 27, 2021
They will compete in the second leg on May 5 at Stamford Bridge in London.
