Chelsea will visit the Santiago Bernabeu seeking to overturn the two goals deficit that they suffered at the hands of Real Madrid at the Stamford Bridge. The defending UCL champions travel to the Spanish capital having suffered a 3-1 defeat in the first leg fixture. Karim Benzema did the damage last time putting the Los Blancos at an advantageous position to face either their city rivals Atletico Madrid or defending EPL champions and table leaders, Manchester City. Karim Benzema played second fiddle to Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid for so long but is now stealing the spotlight as the Los Blancos seek domestic and continental glory. As if one hat-trick to knock out French powerhouse, Paris Saint Germain was not enough, Benzema made made it back to back UCL treble with fantastic strikes at the Stamford Bridge.

The Los Blancos have firmly one foot in the UCL semi-finals while the other foot is firmly stuck at the top of the LaLiga table with the 2-0 win over Getafe ensuring that they maintain a double-digit advantage over the chasing pack in LaLiga. A second successive UCL semi-final appearance is now theirs to lose. It is worth noting however, that Chelsea are the ones who eliminated Real Madrid in the Champions League competition at the semi final stage during last year's campaign. 

The Blues are desperate to defend their continental crown and will put up nothing short of a spirited fight at the Santiago Barnabeu. They come into this match full of confidence having hammered Southampton 6-0 over the weekend. Thomas Tuchel could hardly have asked for a better warm-up towards the clash where they are expected to pull off a feat that no English team has ever done before if they are to remain in the competition.

A win over the Blues saw the Los Blancos ended Real Madrid's 5 winless streak against London clubs in European competitions. Ancelotti's main task is now to ensure that Real Madrid do not suffer what they infilcted on Paris Saint Germain a few weeks ago.