Chelsea took home an important win from Atletico Madrid headquarters. The Blues won 1-0 through Olivier Giroud's goal.
In the match that was held at Arena Nationala, Bucharest, Wednesday (24/2/2021) in the morning WIB, Atletico, who acted as the host, had difficulty developing the game. They only controlled 37 percent ball possession and made six attempts without a single one being on goal.
Chelsea, who played more aggressively, made 11 attempts, five on goal. Giroud's only goal was made in the 68th minute and this result is an important asset when Chelsea turns to host at Stamford Bridge next month.Atletico immediately pressed the Chelsea defense from the early minutes and made Edouard Mendy make a blunder in the second minute. Mendy got the ball wrong and was almost captured by Saul Niguez. Lucky the ball away from the net.
In the 15th minute, Luis Suarez stabs from the right to beat two Chelsea defenders, before sending crosses to the far post. Unfortunately, Thomas Lemar's cheating was still wide.
Chelsea got his first chance in the 25th minute. Timo Werner gets through Mateo Kovacic's through ball and is in a free position, but his shot is blocked by Jan Oblak.Werner made another chance for Chelsea in the 39th minute. Pushing from the left and past Stefan Savic, Werner tried to direct the ball into the top corner and Oblak was pushed over again.
Until halftime, the score lasted 0-0.
Entering the second half, Atletico continued to play safe and were reluctant to come out to attack. Chelsea were allowed to control the match and carry out attacks.
Atletico have not made any attempts on target during this match. Chelsea, who dominated, finally opened the scoring in the 69th minute.
Starting from an attack from the left side that was built by Chelsea, the ball headed into the penalty box and there was chaos, before the ball fell in the path of Giroud who finished with an acrobatic kick back to the goal. The ball was not driven by Jan Oblak.This goal was reviewed by VAR for two minutes, because Giroud was suspected of being offside but still passed. Because, before Giroud scored, the ball actually hit Mario Hermoso's leg.
Atletico tried to get back at the goal, but they still struggled to make threats against Mendy. Still without a shot on target until 90 minutes of the match was over.
As a result, Chelsea took home a 1-0 victory.
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In the match that was held at Arena Nationala, Bucharest, Wednesday (24/2/2021) in the morning WIB, Atletico, who acted as the host, had difficulty developing the game. They only controlled 37 percent ball possession and made six attempts without a single one being on goal.
Chelsea, who played more aggressively, made 11 attempts, five on goal. Giroud's only goal was made in the 68th minute and this result is an important asset when Chelsea turns to host at Stamford Bridge next month.Atletico immediately pressed the Chelsea defense from the early minutes and made Edouard Mendy make a blunder in the second minute. Mendy got the ball wrong and was almost captured by Saul Niguez. Lucky the ball away from the net.
In the 15th minute, Luis Suarez stabs from the right to beat two Chelsea defenders, before sending crosses to the far post. Unfortunately, Thomas Lemar's cheating was still wide.
Chelsea got his first chance in the 25th minute. Timo Werner gets through Mateo Kovacic's through ball and is in a free position, but his shot is blocked by Jan Oblak.Werner made another chance for Chelsea in the 39th minute. Pushing from the left and past Stefan Savic, Werner tried to direct the ball into the top corner and Oblak was pushed over again.
Until halftime, the score lasted 0-0.
Entering the second half, Atletico continued to play safe and were reluctant to come out to attack. Chelsea were allowed to control the match and carry out attacks.
Atletico have not made any attempts on target during this match. Chelsea, who dominated, finally opened the scoring in the 69th minute.
Starting from an attack from the left side that was built by Chelsea, the ball headed into the penalty box and there was chaos, before the ball fell in the path of Giroud who finished with an acrobatic kick back to the goal. The ball was not driven by Jan Oblak.This goal was reviewed by VAR for two minutes, because Giroud was suspected of being offside but still passed. Because, before Giroud scored, the ball actually hit Mario Hermoso's leg.
Atletico tried to get back at the goal, but they still struggled to make threats against Mendy. Still without a shot on target until 90 minutes of the match was over.
As a result, Chelsea took home a 1-0 victory.
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