Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea; Statistical Analysis as the Blues trails 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League tie

Real Madrid took a first-leg advantage as they defeated Chelsea 2-0 at home. The Blues were largely second best as Carlo Ancelotti took the initiative to nail them at home.

And from the look of things, we are not likely to see Chelsea upstaging Real Madrid in the return leg at Stamford Bridge. Though Chelsea has the player to stage a comeback in this tie.

Following the 2-0 win over Chelsea, Isagoal.com evaluates the Statistical analysis as regards the game.

                                         Full Statistics

                                        Shots on Target

9 (Real Madrid)                                                                                        (Chelsea) 3

Chelsea hardly threatened Real Madrid’s goal in the game as Joao Felix managed a shot saved by Thibaut Courtois early on in the second half.

While Real Madrid has been with Vinicius Junior the architect of Real Madrid’s attack from the left wing.

                                       Shots off target

5 (Real Madrid)                                                                                             (Chelsea) 3

Chelsea would be looking forward to the return leg to make amends because they essentially didn’t muster much to deserve a definite result in this match.

And as you can see Real Madrid made more attacking forays with three shots off target as compared to Chelsea’s three shots off target as well.

                                            Blocked Shots

3 (Real Madrid)                                                                                              (Chelsea) 2

The home side did a couple of defensive works than the visiting side Chelsea in this Champions League encounters.

That’s why Chelsea had only 2 shots blocked as compared to the three shots Real Madrid’s defence blocked in the entire 90 minutes duration.

                                                Possession

53 (Real Madrid)                                                                                (Chelsea) 47

Real Madrid dominated the play as Luka Modric and Federico Valverde combined to perfection in the central areas.

Despite the quality Chelsea had with N’Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic in the middle, they struggle to lay hold off the possession.

As Chelsea lost 2-0 to Spanish giants Real Madrid in the first-leg tie.

                                              Corner-kick

3 (Real Madrid)                                                                                              (Chelsea) 3

The two teams shared the spoils here as the rush to make some things out of this game proceeded.

In the end, both sides recorded, three corner-kicks a piece each other in the entire game.

                                                  Offside

1 (Real Madrid)                                                                                      (Chelsea) 0

There is a limited number of offside in this match as Chelsea seemed to lack the desire amid the firepower to get back at Real Madrid in the contest.

While Real’s persistence in attack saw them fall to one offside call in the entire game.

                                               Fouls

10 (Real Madrid)                                                                                (Chelsea) 10

Chelsea and Real Madrid were expected to produce many fouls in this European fixture.

And it proved true as Real Madrid and Chelsea endured a couple of physical challenges against each other.

In the end, both sides (Real Madrid and Chelsea) had 10 fouls apiece in the game.

                                             Throw-in

12 (Real Madrid)                                                                                (Chelsea) 18

Real Madrid and Chelsea amassed a high number of throw-ins in this epic European showdown.

Despite Chelsea’s lacklustre performance, they had 18 throw-ins to their name. While Real Madrid had 12 throw-ins in the entire 90 minutes contest.

                                        Yellow Card

3 (Real Madrid)                                                                                  (Chelsea) 2

The Blues had 10 fouls, the same as the home side in this fixture. And so a couple of bookings (Yellow Cards) were expected.

However, with the centre referee’s moderation of the game, only 5 yellow card offences were recorded.

Real Madrid had three Yellow cards as compared to the two Yellow cards Chelsea had in the entire duration of the game.

                                           Red Card

0 (Real Madrid)                                                                                      (Chelsea) 1

Chelsea was unfortunate to pick up a red card in the game as Ben Chilwell was sent off for a foul on Real Madrid forward Rodrygo.

This would mean that the English left-back Ben Chilwell would miss the return leg tie at Stamford Bridge.

The fouls were committed just outside Chelsea’s penalty area in the 55th minute of the game.

This article was updated 7 months ago