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Why Chelsea and Real Madrid aren't playing at the Bernabeu

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Chelsea travel to Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday night for their biggest game since last season's FA Cup final - but the fixture will not be played at the palatial Santiago Bernabeu.

Los Blancos have been permitted to host their domestic and European home games away from their 81,000-seater base this season.

Instead, they have been playing at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, which has a capacity of 6,000 and is normally the headquarters of the reserves - Real Madrid Castilla.

This decision was made to allow a stunning £500million redevelopment of the Bernabeu which includes the fitting of a retractable roof.

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