Real Madrid batter Barcelona 4-0 a week before Chelsea clash & 3 more under-radar stories today

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Real Madrid batter Barcelona 4-0 a week before Chelsea clash & 3 more under-radar stories today

Bruno reflects on Kante's return

N'Golo Kante made his first start for Chelsea since August in the goalless draw with Liverpool on Tuesday, earning praise from caretaker manager Bruno Saltor.

The Spaniard told BBC Sport after the final whistle at Stamford Bridge: "N'Golo is incredible. His performances are good. He's a leader with his performances."

Tuchel suffers defeat in second game for Bayern

Bayern Munich are out of the DFB-Pokal, losing 2–1 to Freiburg earlier this week in what was Thomas Tuchel's second game in charge of the Bundesliga giants.

The ex-Chelsea boss said: "They defended very deep and we couldn't keep putting pressure on them. We had good moments but always missed something, the last pass, the right decision, precision."

Terry 'would be happy' to join Lampard's backroom staff

According to Fabrizio Romano, John Terry would be happy to become Frank Lampard's assistant in the interim backroom staff until the end of the season.

So far, however, there's no certainty as to whether he was offered such a role. Ashley Cole, for context, is expected to join Lampard.

Real Madrid batter Barcelona 4-0 a week before Chelsea clash

Real Madrid are coming up to the Champions League tie with Chelsea in fine form. Los Blancos battered Barcelona 4-0 in the Copa del Rey semi-final, with Karim Benzema scoring a hat-trick.

Chelsea will play in Madrid on April 12 before welcoming their opponents to Stamford Bridge on April 18.

AuthorGeorgy TsepkovskiySourceTribuna.com
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