THE latest encounter between Real Madrid and Chelsea in the Champions League will put a spotlight on their coaches.
Chelsea will travel for Wednesday’s first leg in Madrid with Frank Lampard trying to win for the first time since being named interim coach.
Madrid will play still surrounded by doubts about Carlo Ancelotti’s future amid rumours of him taking over Brazil’s national team.
The outcome could potentially help Lampard reclaim a permanent job with the English club, or influence Ancelotti’s decision on whether to accept the Brazil job.
Chelsea appointed Lampard to replace Graham Potter and lost its first game with him in charge in the Premier League over the weekend.
The club enters the match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on a four-match winless run. It has won only two of its last 11 matches in the Premier League, where it sits in 11th place.
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