Chelsea hosts Atletico Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Wednesday, March 17th at Stamford Bridge (London)
The arrival of Thomas Tuchel radically changed the playing characteristics of the Blues, who refuse to lose under the management of the German coach. In the championship, Chelsea has already climbed to the 4th line in the standings and claims to be the second at the end of the season. As for the Champions League, the Pensioners need to show organized and compact football in the return leg against the Spaniards. The squad of the London grandee is staffed with high quality, and Tuchel has the opportunity for tactical maneuver. Giroud often appears at the helm. The French forward provides pressure on the defensive line, grabs the ball, and helps open up areas for fast players of the second attacking line. The flanks in the person of Alonso and James are working powerfully.
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The team from Madrid has clearly slowed down in the last official matches. The Mattress Makers began to regularly lose points, and the former problems with scoring returned. In the first match against Chelsea, Simeone's men played in their usual style but were absolutely toothless in the attack, where even Suarez seemed like a foreign body and was noted only by collecting fouls on himself. In the championship, the capital club acts more efficiently, but Suarez, Joao Felix, and Carrasco score much less than in the first part of the season. As for the return leg versus Chelsea, Atletico must not lose the fight in the center of the field, where the main battle for reaching the Champions League quarterfinals will take place.
The upcoming game will partially resemble the first match, as no extra risk is needed for any of the clubs. Atlético will sit back on heels at the beginning of the match and wait for its chance. The Spaniards will probably try to force the Blues to make a mistake. But Chelsea is unlikely to be aggressive. The advantage in the score is on the side of Thomas Tuchel's charges. In such a confrontation, one should not expect a large number of goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
