Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea: 3 Positives and 3 negatives

Negatives

Real Madrid found the game easy

Many viewers of the match got the impression that the European Champions never left second gear. There is merit in that perception. Madrid found it easy to win the ball back the few times they lost it. The Spanish giants controlled every phase of play. To say that Chelsea lost the midfield battle would be an understatement as there was no midfield battle. In a way, the fact that Kroos, the best passer of the ball in the last 10 years, did not need to attempt any long ball in that game, and still made 17 passes into the final third from central midfield, is testament to how effortlessly Ancelotti’s men controlled the midfield, and subsequently the game. They missed three of the four big chances they created and still scored two goals.

Chelsea allowed many good chances

It wasn’t a good defensive performance from the English giants: they allowed 18 shots, 10 shots on target and conceded four big opportunities to the opponents. CFC also let nine shots come in from inside the box. Arrizabalaga had to make eight saves and still conceded two goals and could have conceded more.