Real Madrid director of institutional relations Emilio Butragueño said all possibilities are possible when he faces Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals.
“These two teams know each other well and we have met the Blues a lot,” Butragueño said in statements released by Sport newspaper.
He added: “Chelsea are a longtime rival and a strong opponent on an individual and collective level. We are aware of the complexity of the confrontation and look forward to it.”
And he continued: “Chelsea knocked out Real Madrid earlier and we did the same and therefore both sides are equal. I hope that this time the luck factor will be with us.”
Butragueño noted that “Real Madrid can face any opponent if the Merengue is in a normal state.”
The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, which took place today, Friday, at the FIFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, resulted in a strong showdown between Real Madrid and Chelsea.
The first match between the two teams is scheduled for Tuesday 11 April at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Real Madrid’s stronghold, while Stamford Bridge in the capital, London, will host the matches. second leg on Wednesday 19 April 2023
The winner from Real Madrid and Chelsea will play in the early “final” of the semi-finals of the Stabion League with the winner of a strong confrontation between the two giants, Manchester City, England, and Bayern, Germany, during the month of May.
Source: agencies
