Chelsea have been knocked out of the UEFA Champions League after losing to Real Madrid on an aggregate score of 5-4 in the quarterfinal stages of the competition. The second leg between the two teams went to extra time and ended in favour of Chelsea, 3-2.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines * defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
What were the xT creation zones for Real Madrid? How many crosses were attempted by Chelsea?
To navigate the stats gallery simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.
At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
Carlos Ancelotti’s team started in the same formation as they did in the first leg. The manager was forced to make one change as Eder Militao was suspended for this game and was replaced by Nacho.
The average position of the starting 11 shows that the home team played with a midfield four instead of a midfield three. Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior played as the front two.
Timo Werner’s excellent form in the league earned him another chance as the Blues started this match in a 3-4-3 formation. Reece James started as the right centre-back, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek operating as the right wing-back.
The average position of the starting 11 shows that Chelsea were the more attacking side and Masoint Mount played in the number ten role behind Timo Werner and Kai Havertz. In the latter stages of the match, the manager shifted to four defenders and five attackers on the field. Jorginho was the only player who played as a central midfielder.
The Blues had 57% of ball possession and created 45 positional attacks in the match. They also won ten corners in the match, compared to one corner won by Real Madrid. The home team had to defend a lot during the game and made 71 interceptions along with 22 clearances.
Former Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic attempted the highest number of passes into the final third. His teammate Kai Havertz attempted the highest number of shots and also won the highest number of aerial duels in the match. The Blues attempted 22 crosses overall, with an accuracy rate of 36.4%.
Real Madrid attempted ten shots with a shot accuracy rate of 40%. Of these ten shots, four were attempted from inside the opposition’s penalty box, and both goals were scored from inside it.
Chelsea attempted 27 shots in the match and managed to hit the target seven times. A total of 18 shots were attempted from inside the opposition’s penalty box.
The xT timeline shows that Real Madrid created a few threats in the first half. Chelsea were the more attacking side and attempted eight shots in the first half. In extra time, Real Madrid just attempted two shots and scored on one opportunity.
Dani Carvajal attempted the highest number of passes for the home team. Of the 88 passes attempted by him, 18 were towards Luka Modric and 16 were towards Federico Valverde.
Antonio Rudiger attempted 102 passes for the Blues, and 22 of them were towards Mateo Kovacic. The Croatian was also on the receiving end of most of the passes for the away team.
Luka Modric attempted 62 passes and five of them landed inside the opposition penalty box. These 62 passes included 52 simple passes, five smart passes, one cross, and four passes with the head. Vinicius Junior was the highest crosser of the ball as he attempted four crosses.
Marcos Alonso and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were the highest ball-crossers for Chelsea. Both players attempted six crosses each. Ruben Loftus-Cheek attempted 61 passes, seven of which landed inside the opposition’s 18-yard box and one of which landed inside the opposition’s 6-yard box.
Real Madrid created more attacks from the left side, as observed from the map above. Vinicius Junior provided width for his side from the left. Luka Modric created the highest threat from passes.
Vinicius Junior attempted the highest number of dribbles in the match. The Brazilian attempted ten dribbles but failed to create any threats. Luka Modric once again created the highest threat from dribbles for the home team.
As observed from the map above, Chelsea created a lot of threats in the final third. Antonio Rudiger and Reece James created the biggest threats from passes.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek attempted six dribbles and created the highest threat from dribbles. Timo Werner also attempted the same number of dribbles and created the second-highest threat rate.
The home team won nine defensive duels in the defensive third. David Alaba and Luka Modric won three duels each for their side.
Real Madrid players once again won most of their aerial duels in the defensive third. Federico Valverde and Eduardo Camavinga won two aerial duels each for their side.
Daniel Carvajal and Luka Modric won three loose ball duels each for their side.
Chelsea players won eight defensive duels in the middle third. Reece James contested ten duels and won four of them.
Chelsea players dominated the aerial duels battle and won 16 aerial duels in the final third.
The Blues win most of their loose ball duels in the middle third. Reece James once again won the highest number of duels for his side.
Real Madrid players won one corner and that was on the left side. They won four free-kicks inside the opposition half.
The Blues won ten corners and six from the left side. Chelsea players won ten free-kicks inside the opposition half, and four were attempted as crosses into the opposition penalty box.
Chelsea were the more attacking side but Real Madrid scored two crucial goals in the end to earn a place in the last four of the competition.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: UEFA Champions League 2021/22 Stats: Real Madrid vs Chelsea