RM always go out after 1-1 home draw in CL semi final 1st leg

Chelsea surprised Real Madrid and outplayed them in the first half. The Premier League outfit drew first blood, but a Karim Benzema goal and then a more solid Madrid performance in the second half in Valdebebas meant that Madrid still have a good chance in the second leg. 

The 1-1 draw favours Chelsea because of the away goal, but it is not impossible to turn around. However, past results have not been good for Madrid. 

What happened in similar matches in the past? In the Champions League, Real Madrid have never gone through to the final after drawing the semi-final first leg at home 1-1, 'COPE' journalist Pedro Martin reports. 

The first time was in the 1975-76 season against Bayern Munich. Real Madrid drew 1-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu and then they lost 2-0 in the return game. 

Several years passed before the same thing happened in the 1987-88 campaign. This time it was against PSV. After drawing 1-1 at home to PSV, they got a goalless draw in the second leg and went out on away goals at the semi-final phase. 

Finally, the following season (1988-89), Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan thumped Real Madrid 5-0 at the San Siro after a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu.

 

April 27, 2021