Atlético de Madrid 2-0 »Chelsea reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League!

• Teams classified in the quarterfinals sunt FC Porto, Liverpool, PSG, Dortmund, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea and Bayern München;
• Friday, March 19, starting at 1 pm, the draw will take place for the quarterfinals and semi-finals of the Champions League in Nyon (Switzerland).

Atlético entered through Stamford Bridge with the intention of scoring at least once, but Diego Simeone’s attack was without a corner. The first great opportunity of the match ended with a scored goal. In the 34th minute, Chelsea scored Hakim Ziyech, which finished off a counterattack by Timo Werner.

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Joao Felix came close to leveling the score in the 37th minute when he set it up with a deep pass down the left, but his shot hit the post.

Chelsea got off to a good start in the second act and Timo Werner had a great chance to score in the 48th minute, following a deep pass from Hakim Ziyech. However, the German’s shot was stopped by Oblak. Ziyech was back on the field in the 57th minute and was close to getting ‘doubled’ with a shot from the edge of the area, parried over Oblak’s goal.

Athletic, without a goal and with a man eliminated

The “Plumbers” finished the game outnumbered, after the stopper Stefan Savic saw the red card in the 82nd minute, for an elbow applied to the chest of Antonio Rudiger.

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Atleti’s best opportunity came in the 90 + 2 minute, when Joao Félix shot hard from the squad after elegantly dodging an opponent. Unfortunately for him, Mendy rejected the cross.

The final score, 2-0, was established by Emerson in minute 90 + 4, his first touch of the ball. The Italian defender hit the long corner after receiving the ball from Pulisic.

Chelsea are in the quarter-finals without a goal and await the draw on Friday.

CHELSEA – ATLETICO 2-0 (3-0 overall)

Chelsea home teams – Atlético:

CHELSEA: Mendy – James, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Rudiger, Alonso – Ziyech, Kante, Kovacic, Havertz – Werner
Bookings: Arrizabalaga, Caballero, Emerson, Chilwell, Gilmour, Anjorin, Hudson-Odoi, Pulisic, Giroud
Absent: Jorginho, Monte, Silva, Abraham
Coach: Thomas tuchel

ATHLETIC: Oblak – Trippier, Savic, Gimenez, Renan Lodi – Llorente, Koke, Saul, Carrasco – Joao Felix, Suarez
Bookings: Grbic, San Roman, Felipe, Hermoso, Vrsaljko, Kondogbia, Torreira, Lemar, Herrera, Vitolo, Correa, M. Dembele
Absent: –
Coach: Diego Simeone

Stadium: Stamford Bridge (Londra, Anglia)
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

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