Even though Chelsea won the first leg, Atletico's chance to give a surprise and qualify for the quarter-finals is still open.
The first leg was held at a neutral venue (Arena National, Bucharest, Romania) as access restrictions imposed by several countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the status of a guest team, Chelsea beat Atletico 1-0 through Olivier Giroud's only goal in 68 minutes.
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Atletico, which has top strikers like Joao Felix and Luis Suarez, was unable to dismantle their opponents' defenses.
Atletico is arguably quite disadvantaged because they cannot serve Chelsea at their own home (Estadio Metropolitano). What's more, the second leg will not be played on neutral ground, the match was played at Stamford Bridge (Chelsea home)
Even so, Atletico doesn't need to think about it too much. They just need to focus on beating Chelsea and overturning the aggregate deficit. Can Diego Simeone's men do it? Beating Chelsea will not be easy.
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The Blues are unbeaten in 12 matches in all competitions with new coach Thomas Tuchel, who was appointed to replace Frank Lampard on 26 January 2021. They won 8 times (W8 D4 L0), scored a total of 13 goals, and conceded only two.
Team form(all competition)
Chelsea: W-D-W-W-D
Atletico: L-W-D-W-D
Possible Line-ups
Chelsea (3-4-2-1): Mendy, Rudiger, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Kovacic, Alonso, Kante, James; Ziyech, Werner, Giroud.
Injuries & Suspended: Jorginho (yellow cards accumulated), Mount (yellow cards accumulated), Silva (doubted), Abraham (doubted).
Coach: Thomas Tuchel.
Atletico Madrid (4-1-4-1): Oblak, Lodi, Gimenez, Savic, Trippier, Koke, Saul Niguez, Carrasco, Llorente, Felix, Suarez.
Squad info: There is no player absent.
Coach: Diego Simeone.
Statistics
1. Chelsea have won only 2 times in their last 8 home matches in Europe (W2 D D4 L2).
2. Chelsea have only won 6 times in their last 12 matches in the Champions League (W6 D4 L2).
3. Chelsea have always kept a clean sheet, have not conceded a goal in their last 5 matches in all competitions.
4. Always have created a maximum of 2 goals in Chelsea's last 8 matches in all competitions.
5. Chelsea have always kept a clean sheet, have not conceded a goal in their last 5 home games in all competitions.
6. Always create a maximum of 2 goals in Atletico's last 5 matches in the Champions League.
7. Atletico is unbeaten in their last 5 trips to England (W2 D3 L0).
8. Atletico is unbeaten in their last 6 away matches in all competitions, winning 4 times (W4 D2 L0).
Head-to-Head (UEFA Club Competition)
Meeting: 8
Chelsea wins: 3
Chelsea goals: 12
Draw: 3
Atletico Madrid wins: 2
Atletico Madrid goals: 11
