Now, Chelsea has fallen to the fifth place in the Premier League, which is far from their ideal goal, because Chelsea was once a favourite to win the championship! As a result, when Chelsea was just defeated by Everton, now it received bad news, because the draw for the Champions League was over and Chelsea's opponent was Atletico Madrid.
Judging from all the matches in the first round of the Champions League knockout this season, when Chelsea won Atletico Madrid, it meant that the most suspenseful match in the Champions League was born. Because Atletico Madrid, the second place in the group, doesn't care about the seed team Chelsea at all, and it is even expected to achieve the goal of "committing crimes below".
First of all, in terms of team strength, although Chelsea has a more luxurious team lineup, Atletico Madrid is also not bad. It is the second team in each group, second only to Barcelona, and its strength is higher than Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid's style of play seems to have restrained Chelsea. Because when Chelsea likes to attack their opponents on a large scale, Atletico Madrid will wait for an opportunity to fight back. Moreover, Atletico Madrid is not afraid of being beaten by opponents at all, which is the normal state of Atletico Madrid competition. As long as Atletico Madrid is defended, Atletico Madrid will have the opportunity to complete a quick and effective counterattack.
And today's Atletico Madrid tactical style is very tough, which is unmatched by this Chelsea. After all, when there are some soft players in Chelsea, such as Abraham, Havertz, Iorgi Mourinho and Atletico Madrid, the players are more motivated and bloody. In the knockout stage of the Champions League, there is no doubt that the more tenacious the team is, the greater the chance of laughing at the end, so Atletico Madrid is also superior to Chelsea in the competition of winning desire.
What's more worth mentioning is that Atletico coach Simone is also an "operator" in the Champions League, and he is more experienced than Lampard. So when Chelsea won Atletico Madrid, their promotion prospects were not optimistic, and the seven-year shame record around Chelsea was already brewing. Because Chelsea last reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League in 20 14, it would be a bad result if they missed the quarter-finals next year.