Key events
Quick diversion from European club football to European international football as the Women’s Euro 2025 finals draw took place yesterday.
Group A Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Finland
Group B Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy
Group C Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden
Group D France, England, Wales, Netherlands
Despite a tricky draw for England, Tom Garry expects the reigning champions to be among the teams expecting to progress. Read his full analysis and predictions below.
Team news
Real Madrid XI (4-3-3): Misa; García, Lakrar, Mendez, Carmona; Angeldahl, Toletti, Leupolz; Weir, Bruun, Caicedo.
Subs: Chavas, Laia (GK), Oihane, Teresa, Antonia, Redondo, Møller, Camacho, Navarro, Feller, Athenea
Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): Hampton; Bronze, Björn, Bright, Charles; Nüsken, Cuthbert; Kaptein, Reiten, Beever-Jones; Ramírez.
Subs: Musovic, Cox, Macario, Lawrence, Périsset, J. Bartel, Baltimore, Hamano, Jean-François, Brown
A look back to when these two sides met at Stamford Bridge in a thrilling 3-2 opening Champions League match this season.
It was Mayra Ramírez’s goal which ultimately won Chelsea the game and she has continued to be a difference-maker with five goals in all competitions, including this showstopper against Twente in the Blues’s last Champions League match.
Preamble
Both these sides have already booked their spot in the Champions League quarter-finals but the battle for Group B supremacy is still very much alive in the final matchday of the groups.
Chelsea head to the Spain capital with 15 points from five matches and only need a draw to retain their top spot. The hosts must win to leapfrog Sonia Bompastor’s side – a tough ask given Chelsea’s good form and the fact that Real Madrid have never beaten the Blues at home.
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