Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has revealed what his team must do to beat Real Madrid.
The Blues trail 2-0 after the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in Madrid.
Speaking at Stamford Bridge, according to a report on the club’s website, Kepa was quick to downplay the idea that the Chelsea team would need the performance of their lives to overturn a 2-0 deficit against Real Madrid.
However, in detailing what would be required to make the semi-finals, the goalkeeper made it clear the players knew an improvement was needed on what had gone before.
He said, “Obviously, we need a better performance than we had in the Bernabeu.
“We need to control better their counter-attacks, we need to spend better the time with the ball, we need to create more chances for sure,” Kepa said.
“We need to score goals and we need to be more clinical in both penalty areas. I think this is going to be key.
“We have to go step by step, we have to defend well, we have to attack well and do a great game,” Kepa noted.
When questioned about whether there was a special plan to deal with Real’s winger Vinicius Junior, Kepa explained that concentrating too much on one player would not open up the prospect of other individuals, so the game plan needed to be more general.
The two titans are expected battle at 8pm today as Chelsea coach Frank Lampard also hopes to lead the blues to victory today.
