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Bola.com, London – Chelsea They will host Atlético de Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League last 16 2020/2021, Thursday (3/18/2021) WIB at dawn. This match can be seen live on Vidio.
Though Chelsea By winning the first leg, Atlético’s chance to surprise and qualify for the quarterfinals remains open.
The first leg was held in a neutral venue (Arena National, Bucharest, Romania) in accordance with entry restrictions imposed by various countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a guest team, Chelsea beat Atlético 1-0 with a single goal from Olivier Giroud in the 68th minute. Atlético, which have top-tier forwards like Joao Félix and Luis Suárez, were unable to dismantle their opponents’ defenses.
Atlético is arguably at a disadvantage because they cannot serve Chelsea at the Estadio Metropolitano, their own home. What’s more, the second leg will not return to neutral ground, but to the opponent’s home, Stamford Bridge.
Even so, Atlético don’t need to think about it too much. They just need to focus on beating Chelsea and reversing the added deficit. Can Diego Simeone’s men do it?
Beating Chelsea will not be easy. The Blues are unbeaten in 12 games in all competitions with new coach Thomas Tuchel, who was appointed to replace Frank Lampard from January 26, 2021. They won 8 times (W8 D4 L0), scored a total of 13 goals and only two were awarded.
However, one downside of Tuchel’s Chelsea concoction is that they have some trouble scoring goals against the opponent’s goal. In addition, Chelsea will also be left without Jorginho and Mason Mount, who were affected by the accumulation of yellow cards, and that could have a negative impact on them.
If Atlético de Madrid manages to dismantle the defense Chelsea, then your chance to change things will be open. Otherwise, Los Colchoneros should be ready to be eliminated in the last 16.