The Blues are in action for the final time this year when we face Real Madrid in our last group match in the UEFA Champions League. Here is all you need to know...
Sonia Bompastor's side travel to Spain to face Las Blancas at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium sitting top of Group B having won all five of our European matches this season. It will be a battle for top spot in the Spanish capital, though, with Real Madrid currently sitting second, three points behind the Blues.
Both sides have already secured their passage to the quarter-finals and the Blues will be hoping to claim first place in the group if we manage to avoid defeat in Spain on Tuesday night.
Where and when
Our final match of 2024 sees us take on Real Madrid at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium, with kick-off scheduled for 5.45pm UK time.
How to follow
As always, you can follow along on the Real Madrid v Chelsea Match Centre on the official Chelsea website and app, with minute-by-minute match commentary provided throughout. You can also follow events on Chelsea Women’s social media channels on X, Facebook and Instagram.
The match will be broadcast live on DAZN.
The form
The Blues have won each of our five Group B matches this season and will be looking to make it a perfect run in the group stages against Real Madrid.
Our penultimate group stage match saw Bompastor's side beat FC Twente 6-1 at Stamford Bridge last week. Catarina Macario, Oriane Jean-Francois, Mayra Ramirez, Erin Cuthbert, Sjoeke Nusken, and Eve Perisset were all on the scoresheet in SW6.
We are unbeaten in 15 games across all competitions, including 10 matches in the Women's Super League. In our most recent league encounter, the Blues drew 1-1 with Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Real Madrid have won all but one of their European matches this term, with their only defeat coming against the Blues in the reverse fixture back in October. They defeated Celtic 3-0 in their previous Champions League match.
Las Blancas sit second in the Spanish league with 28 points from 11 games. They defeated Deportivo 4-1 away from home in their league fixture at the weekend.
Recent head-to-head record
When the two sides kicked off their Champions League campaigns earlier this season, the Blues prevailed with a 3-2 win. Nusken, Guro Reiten and Ramirez scored for the home side, while Alba Redondo and Linda Caicedo netted for the visitors.
This is the third consecutive season we have faced Las Blancas in the group stages of the European competition. Ahead of this campaign, the results stood at two draws and two wins in Chelsea's favour.
In 2022/23, we beat Las Blancas 2-0 at Kingsmeadow with Sophie Ingle and Erin Cuthbert on the score sheet, before the reverse fixture in Spain ended in a 1-1 draw.
Last season, we kicked off our campaign away to Madrid which was a 2-2 draw. Niamh Charles and Sam Kerr netted for the Blues. The reverse fixture at the Bridge saw us claim a 2-1 victory, with our goals coming from Reiten and an own goal. The win secured our place as group winners and with it a place in the quarter-finals.