Chelsea lost the Champions League at home, Mendy made two mistakes to come on as a substitute, and Havertz was difficult to save

Chelsea's 3-1 defeat at home to Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals was disappointing, but it was a shame for Real Madrid fans, because last season the team lost 0-2 at the Bridge, Chelsea also won the championship after reaching the final, and the Galaxy battleships also became a stepping stone for the Blues to win the championship. Coincidentally, Chelsea also eliminated Real Madrid in the two legs of the Champions League semi-final last season with a score of 3-1, so Chelsea lost in the first leg of this round is also a debt repayment, and the team still has a chance in the second leg, although the odds are small, but don't forget that Chelsea is the king of counterattacks.

It must be admitted that the previous international matchday had a great impact on Chelsea, the team as a whole has been relatively sluggish recently, the last round of the league 1-4 defeat to the promotion of the horse, so this round of Champions League loss has a certain inevitability, after all, Real Madrid recently performed well, the last round of the league Benzema staged a hat trick, this round of the game two consecutive games scored 3 goals is also a strong continuation. However, Benzema pulled the wind like this, and he would also encounter strict defense in the second leg of the two teams, and even if Chelsea could not qualify in the end, it would limit the play of the striker, which was a psychological preparation.

Real Madrid was optimistic about all parties before this round of matches, this is not because Chelsea has recently slumped, but real Madrid's second leg of the Champions League elimination of Paris has boosted morale, Benzema has help, and after that his offensive efficiency is very high, the team also has a feeling of blood resurrection, so this round of matches hope to take revenge at the Bridge.

In this game, Chelsea conceded a goal in the first half of the game, which really made the team panic, because it is impossible to concede the ball first in the face of a strong opponent, the back line was originally crushed by the promotion horse, there were some deficiencies in confidence, and it was more difficult to fight on rainy days. Mendy has made extremely low-level mistakes in his last two games, and the best goalkeeper is indeed in a worrying state, and if Tuchel can predict it, this game should give Kepa a chance to perform, and the latter will at least not send points directly to pass mistakes. Mendy's pass in the last round of the league went directly to the opponent's feet, but fortunately did not lead to a goal conceded, so the referee did not pay attention to the fact that the goalkeeper's slump could affect the Champions League game. Mendy's mistakes in this game directly led to the loss of the ball, and the manager will regret trusting him.

Since Tuchel became Chelsea manager, the team's defensive line has always been praised, but the last two games have been extremely bad. The last round of the league backline was Mendy, Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Alonso started, the coach used Christensen to replace Alonso in this game, strengthening the defense is also the intention of the manager, unexpectedly the team conceded the goal early. The goal conceded was a failed offside move by the Blues, with Vinicius bursting in on the left to assist Benzema's goal. In fact, the Blues defensive players are back to the defense, but they are not in place, if the defenders are close to some Vinicius, they cannot easily pass the ball, and there is no one around to interfere when Benzema shoots, so the goal of Real Madrid is also too easy. Mendy's attention was on Vinicius's side, and Benzema shot him to make a save but did not make a save.

Chelsea conceded a goal in the 20th minute is not a disaster, conceding two goals in three minutes is fatal, because it is not easy to fight on rainy days, so set-pieces and long passes are sharp weapons to tear open the defense line and score goals. Real Madrid's Modric chose a long pass to find Benzema directly, who also had a very easy header on goal, and Mendy judged correctly but failed to block the ball into the net. In the last round of the league, Chelsea also conceded 2 goals in 4 minutes, it should be said that Chelsea has not yet come out of the last defeat, so it will repeat the same mistakes, and Chelsea should indeed reflect on this game.

Chelsea's goal is the cooperation of James and Giogenio, the latter picked up the penalty area to help Havertz head hammer to break the goal, the half-time 1-2 score is still expected to be completed at home to complete the reversal, the Blues lost a goal 16 minutes after the blues lost a goal also let the fans see hope, unfortunately at the beginning of the second half Mendy because of the pass to Rudiger Error, Benzema broke the ball directly empty, the French completed the hat-trick at the same time also fixed the game, so Mendy is the sinner of this game, Having had a terrible performance in two consecutive games, it was time for the manager to rest and reflect on the bench.

Two consecutive games have experienced a 1-3 bad situation, which also put more pressure on Chelsea players, coupled with the manager's random substitutions, so the team did not reverse and score in the end. In the last league game, Tuchel also replaced Kante, he was more passive after the game, the manager also chose to replace Kante first, or made two substitution adjustments at the beginning of the first half, which proved that his substitution was a failure. The Blues manager replaced Christensen and Kante with Mateo Kovacic and Ziyech, and the performance of the two substitutes was also very average. Kovacic's pass of 1 threatening ball, 1 successful steal, one foul and 1 foul did not create an absolute threat. Ziyech only had 1 shot on goal and 1 pass, 1 steal and was clearly limited by the Atletico defence.

Tuchel gave Lukaku 26 minutes to play, the little monster still created some threats, but unfortunately his two shots did not shoot the goal, and also passed a threatening ball, the substitution could not work Chelsea can only accept the result of the defeat. Recently, there have been problems with the offensive end of the team, unfortunately, the stability of the defensive end is also gone, and two consecutive defeats at home are inevitable. Tuchel has faced a difficult period this season, but he has helped the team through the difficulties, and it is now the team's second dilemma, and the manager needs to turn the tide next.

Chelsea's start in the last two games, in addition to a change of one person in the defensive line, there have only been three personnel changes in the central front. In the last game, Mount, Cheek, Kante, Ziyech, Havertz, Werner started, this round of Champions League Reese James, Jorginho, Kante, Mount, Pulisic, Havertz, the players who started both games were Kante, Mount and Havertz, but the strange thing is that Kante was replaced twice in the second half, so why not give the big man a break or a substitute opportunity, so I personally think Tuchel also needs to change his mind.

Although Real Madrid won the first leg, Militang's suspension in the next round is a hidden worry, and Benzema's return to the home court to be strictly guarded may not be able to make a contribution, because not all home games this season can perform well, and the team's light opponents may also be punished.