Chelsea Women dey prepare to face dia familiar rival, Real Madrid, as UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage go kick off. Di Blues go begin dia European campaign for Stamford Bridge on di 8th of October against di Spanish team wey dem don dey knock heads wit di last two years.
Real Madrid na di full name of di team na Real Madrid Club de Futbol Femenino, and dem dey from Spain, Madrid to be exact. Dem form di women team for 2020, and Alberto Toril na di oga at the top as head coach. For dia league matter, dem finish for second position for di 2023/24 season, and dem dey play for Alfredo Di Stefano stadium. Dem dey rock white for dia jersey, and dem dey call dem Las Blancas.
For di tournament wey dem first enter for Europe, dia best run na di quarter-finals wey dem reach for 2021/22, but na Barcelona knack dem 8-3 for aggregate. For di two seasons wey don pass, dem dey join Chelsea for di same group, but dem nor fit reach knockout stage. Last two seasons, Chelsea don beat Madrid twice and two draws dey as well.
Presently, Real Madrid never lose match for dia Liga F season, dem don win four games from four. To enter dis season’s Champions League group stage, dem beat Sporting CP 2-1 and 3-1 qualify in two-leg round two. E no go surprise if Melanie Leupolz, wey dey familiar wit Chelsea after four successful seasons for SW6, show face for Madrid against her former club.
Real Madrid get one British player, Scotland’s Caroline Weir, for dia team, and she go face her fellow national teammate wey dey di Chelsea side. Tickets for di match dey on sale for Kingsmeadow season ticket holders, and more categories of tickets go show for di coming days.
