The UEFA Champions League has finally reached the quarterfinals stage and one of the match-ups will feature an exciting clash featuring Real Madrid vs Chelsea, check out the full schedule, date, time, head-to-head history, and more
The upcoming match against Chelsea will be Real Madrid’s second clash against a Premier League side this season.
Real Madrid vs Chelsea UEFA Champions League quarter-final matches 2023 schedule, date, time, head-to-head record
Chelsea vs Real Madrid again!
They also got drawn against each other the previous two seasons with the winner of the tie going on to win the competition. #UCL
2021 – Chelsea
2022 – Real Madrid
2023 – ?pic.twitter.com/PgxoIvrSzq— The Residency (@TheResidncy) March 17, 2023
🚨 Chelsea vs Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter final.
Chelsea will play the first leg away. pic.twitter.com/XQbzTtB6pE
— Pys (@CFCPys) March 17, 2023
Carlo Ancelotti’s men knocked out Liverpool in the Round of 16 with a 6-2 aggregate win. Meanwhile, Chelsea qualified for the quarter-finals after overcoming a first-leg deficit to eventually win past Borussia Dortmund.
Real Madrid vs Chelsea full schedule
Real Madrid and Chelsea will face off against one another across two legs where Madrid will host the first leg. The first leg of the clash will take place on Wednesday, April 12 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. The match will kickoff at 21:00 local time.
Meanwhile, the second leg between the two will take place at Chelsea’s home stadium, Stamford Bridge on Tuesday, April 18. The match will kickoff at around 20:00 local time.
Given below are the different kick off times for both legs across different time zones:
First leg
| Country | Date | Kickoff time |
| USA | Wed, Apr. 12 | 15:00 ET |
| Canada | Wed, Apr. 12 | 15:00 ET |
| UK | Wed, Apr. 12 | 20:00 GMT |
| Australia | Thu, Apr. 13 | 07:00 AEDT |
| India | Thu, Apr. 13 | 01:30 IST |
| Hong Kong | Thu, Apr. 13 | 04:00 HKT |
| Malaysia | Thu, Apr. 13 | 04:00 MYT |
| Singapore | Thu, Apr. 13 | 04:00 SGT |
| New Zealand | Thu, Apr. 13 | 09:00 NZDT |
Second leg
| Country Date | Kickoff time | Country Date |
| USA | Tues, Apr. 18 | 16:00 ET |
| Canada | Tues, Apr. 18 | 16:00 ET |
| UK | Tues, Apr. 18 | 20:00 GMT |
| Australia | Weds, Apr. 19 | 07:00 AEDT |
| India | Weds, Apr. 19 | 01:30 IST |
| Hong Kong | Weds, Apr. 19 | 04:00 HKT |
| Malaysia | Weds, Apr. 19 | 04:00 MYT |
| Singapore | Weds, Apr. 19 | 04:00 SGT |
| New Zealand | Weds, Apr. 19 | 09:00 NZDT |
Real Madrid vs Chelsea head-to-head history
This season’s clash between the two marks the third successive time these two clubs have faced each other in the Champions League. So far, the previous two editions have both feature mixed results on either side.
In their first encounter, during the 2020/21 Champions League semifinals, Thomas Tuchel’s Blues beat Zinedine Zidane’s Madrid. Chelsea Bead Madrid thanks to a 2-0 second-leg win at Stamford Bridge.
However, in last season’s quarterfinals matchup, Real Madrid came from behind to produce a trademark comeback. Karim Benzema’s produced a superb hat-trick to seal a 3-1 first-leg win in London. However, Chelsea secured a dominant 3-0 lead with just 10 minutes left in Madrid. Despite the pressure, Benzema stepped up again to secure a wild turnaround.
Interestingly, both sides have gone on to win the Champions League following their respective wins in the two seasons.
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