Giroud’s Brassespark went down to Atlético de Madrid – VG

A bad touch from an Atlético de Madrid defender went straight into the air in the area, and Olivier Giroud made the most of the opportunity. The Frenchman dived in and with a fantastic bronze kick he beat Chelsea up front.

The jubilation subsided when the linesman raised the flag, but the VAR check went to Chelsea. Two minutes and 45 seconds after Giroud found the net masks, the goal was finally a done deal.

Giroud has already scored six goals in his last four Champions League games. In the 16 games he has started for Chelsea in European tournaments, he has scored 15 goals, he writes choose.

The forward’s goal against Atlético de Madrid was also decisive for Chelsea, which brings with it a brilliant starting point for the return at home.

Thomas Tuchel is off to a stable start as Chelsea manager after the club parted ways with Frank Lampard in January. The German remains undefeated after eight games as Chelsea manager, and has now taken a big step towards the next round of the Champions League.

Atlético de Madrid were favorites in the quarter-final draw, but the Spanish league leaders have shown signs of weakness lately. Hovedstadsklubben reached the deal Tuesday with a draw and a loss in the last two league games. Previously, they led the League by ten points, now Real Madrid is only three points away, although with one more game played.

Chelsea are number five in the Premier League, but only have two points to a place in the Champions League next season as well. However, the road to league leaders Manchester City is 16 points.

Atlético de Madrid’s home game was played closer to London than Madrid. The flight to Bucharest is by no means a short movie for either team, but a shortcut from the English capital.

In the second game of the Champions League on Tuesday, Bayern swept Munich with Lazio: