Thomas Tuchel antidote against Diego Simeone's team.
UEFA Champions League round of 16 return leg takes place at Stamford Bridge in London. Recall that the first meeting ended with a 1: 0 win for the Blues.
Despite the fact that Atletico needed to save the situation, they gave the advantage to the home team, who took full advantage of it. Chelsea acted very pragmatically against Simeone's team and managed to score after half an hour of play. An exemplary counterattack of Londoners ended with Werner's cross on Ziyech. Hakim did not think for a long time and struck in touch, flashing the Clouds. It's 1: 0.
Atletico acted completely toothless in attack, and in the second half Simeone even had to remove his best striker Luis Suarez from the game.. However, this did not revive the team.. On the contrary, the " And towards the end of the fight, Madrid remained in the minority at all. Savich petty kicked Rudiger with his elbow and instantly saw a red light in front of him.
If before the removal of Savic the fans of Atletico were still hoping for a comeback, then after the 83rd minute everything became clear. Chelsea competently brought the match to victory, and in stoppage time put an end to this confrontation. And again the goal came after the counterattack. Pulisic broke through in the center to someone else's penalty area and passed it across to Emerson, who sent the ball into touch exactly to the far bottom corner. 2: 0.
Chelsea beat Atletico for the second time and deservedly stepped into the quarterfinals. Recall that the draw for this stage of the tournament will take place on Friday.
Chelsea - Atletico 2: 0 (total - 3: 0) Goals:
Ziyech, 34, Emerson, 90 + 4.
Chelsea: Mendy - Azpilicueta, Zuma, Rudiger - James, Kante, Kovacic, Alonso (Chilwell, 90 + 3) - Ziyech (Pulisic, 77), Havertz (Emerson, 90 + 3) - Werner (Hudson-Odoi, 83).
Atletico: Oblak - Trippier (Lemar, 70), Savic, Jimenez, Lodi (Hermoso, 46) - Llorente, Coque, Saul, Carrasco (Dembele, 53) - Suarez (Correa, 59), Felish.
Alerts: Havertz, 30 - Lodi, 31, Saul, 51, Jimenez, 60, Koke, 72.
Deleted: Savic, 82.