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The hosts advanced to the next round at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night with a 2-0 victory in the second leg of the round of 16 and a 2-0 lead in the second leg. Emerson increased the lead towards the end after Chelsea took the lead with a goal from Hakim Zias.
The only goal for the English team was won by Olivier Giroud at Atlético. After seven years, they reached the round of 16 of the best competition in Europe.
Tuchel took over on January 26 during a very bad time for Chelsea. The team hasn’t lost since. In all competitions they were undefeated in 13 games, winning 9 and drawing 4. This is the unbeaten record in Chelsea’s history with a new manager.
Chelsea couldn’t create too many chances in the first half despite having the ball most of the time from the start of the match. Atlético, who are at the top of the La Liga points table, could not sow fear in their defense at this time.
In the 28th minute, Atlético vigorously appealed for a penalty when Ianic Carrasco’s defender César Aspilicueta was lightly blocked in Chelsea’s D area. However, the referee did not respond.
Eight minutes later, Chelsea took the lead on the counterattack. German striker Timo Werner attacked from the left side with an extended ball from compatriot midfielder Kai Hawartz and passed to the right into the defense area. Moroccan midfielder Ziyash edged past the goalkeeper with a perfect shot.
The gap could have widened at the beginning of the second half. Ian Oblak, however, blocked Werner’s shot from a difficult angle. After a while, the Slovenian goalkeeper returned a powerful shot from outside the area D by Zias in exchange for a corner.
Atlético tried to increase the pressure a bit towards the end. However, in the 81st minute, when the team morphed into a 10-person team, their hopes of turning around were dashed. Stefan Savic received a direct red card for elbowing opposing defender Antonio Rudigar.
The time difference doubles when two substitute players are added to the ship. Everson, who replaced Hawartz just before the game, confirmed the victory with a corner kick after Christian Pulisic’s pass entered the area. This was the Italian defender’s first touch as he ran for 40 yards down the field. Really amazing.
In the other match of the day, Bayern Munich beat Lazio 2-1 and advanced to the quarter-finals with two games and 6-2.
The other teams in the round of 16 are PSG, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Liverpool, Porto and Borussia Dortmund.
Next Friday will be the draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals.
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