Thibaut Courtois hopes that his return to Chelsea as a Real Madrid goalkeeper will not be met with hostility.
Chelsea will face Real Madrid in the first leg of their quarter-final tie on Wednesday, hoping to duplicate their semi-final victory over Los Blancos from last season.
Due to a coronavirus outbreak last season, Courtois will be playing in front of his former fans for the first time since moving to Madrid in 2018.
'I hope they (Chelsea fans) don't boo me, but you never know,' Courtois said, according to Marca, on Real Madrid's official website.
'I'm ready for anything comes my way, and we'll see how things go.'
'I wish you a pleasant homecoming to Stamford Bridge.' We've turned into rivals. They'll want to win, and I'll want to win as well, so I don't expect any cheers from the crowd.'
The 29-year-old joined Chelsea in 2011 and stayed for seven years, with three of those years spent on loan at Atletico Madrid.
From the 2014-15 season onwards, he took over as the club's number one goalkeeper, replacing Petr Cech, and went on to make 154 appearances for the club, earning two Premier League titles.
Some Chelsea supporters were dissatisfied with the manner in which he left the club for Real Madrid in 2018.
Chelsea refused to allow Courtois leave unless a successor was found after he voiced his wish to depart.
The Belgian goalkeeper retaliated by skipping training and signing a six-year deal with the Spanish giants not long after.
Courtois has now played 170 times for Los Blancos, winning one LaLiga title in the process.
With eight games remaining, he appears to have a good chance of winning a second title with Madrid, who lead Barcelona by 12 points.