However, the most interesting thing wouldn’t be more of the reunion of former team-mates. This match will see two best Holding Midfielders in the world meet head on.
Ngolo Kante and Casemiro are expected to set their teams rhythm and the debate on who is the best among the two will be settled tonight.
At the age of 30 years, the French man has won a lot.. With only Champions League missing to his name, Kante will surely be at his best tonight to beat the likes of Modric, Kroos and Casemiro.
On the other side, Casemiro has won a lot of Trophies with Real Madrid including 3 Champions League titles.
So far, Kante has played only 10 games in Champions League starting only 4 compared to Casemiro who has played 8 games starting in 7 for Real Madrid.
Attack
Ngolo Kante has been known best for his defending attributes. Upfront, Kante contributes very little. So far he has zero contribution with only 1 assist this season.
Casemiro has had little contribution too upfront. The Brazilian has only 1 goal and 1 assist this season in Champions League.
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Midfield
This is the best place that Kante and Casemiro roar without apologies.
The two have 85% pass accuracy per game. However, Casemiro leads with 79.9 passes per game compared to Kante’s 38.5 per game.
Although, Casemiro has played more minutes than Kante so far, it will be interesting to see who sets the standards tonight.
The two are known for their long balls contribution in matches. However, Casemiro once again beats Kante in this with 58% compared to 50% per game.
Kante beats the Brazilian on the number of crosses. The French star has 100% contributions in his Crosses compared to Casemiro who has zero.
Defense
Both Kante and Casemiro must be at their best to help their teams tonight break passes and stop attacks.
So far the Brazilian once again leads the French man in stopping any attacks.
With 1.8 interception per game, Casemiro conquers Ngolo’s 0.7 interception contributions per game.
Casemiro’s tackles per game once again tops at 2.5 compared to 0.5 from Chelsea’s Ngolo.
Regarding ball recoveries, the Real Madrid man has won more possessions compared to the blues star.
With 2.0 per game compared to 0.4, surely Ngolo Kante must up his game tonight to help Chelsea
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