WE'RE SURELY UP FOR ANOTHER TOUGH MATCH AS ATHLETICO MADRID PLAY CHELSEA

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Its another week, and its the champions league week, I'm excited because its the league for the champions and nothing short of class will be displayed.

Its the first leg of the round of 16, last week we saw football played with class, drama and shock, i mean who could have thought Barca will lose 4-1 at home to PSG, Juventus also lost away 1-2 to porto.


This week, we're braced up for more intriguing matches as football will be displayed like never before. My match for this week is the Athletico madrid versus chelsea.
Though the match will be played at a neutral venue romania because of COVID19 protocols over travels.


Athletico vs chelsea

  • Looking at the game proper for athletico madrid they are top of the laliga even with a game in hand, aside from their shock lose to levante over the weekend, athletico form has not been so good recently wining just a match in last 4 matches.

ATM managed to make it out of the group stage with just 2 wins from 6 games finishing in second place behind bayer Munich.
Athletico are well familiar with English opponents eliminating liverpool last season champions league.

The last time they played chelsea was 2017/18 when they are in the same group, athletico lost 1-2 to chelsea in their new stadium and drew 1-1 at stamford bridge.


  • Notable absentee for athletico are jose gimenez, yannick Carrasco, sime vrsalkjo while hector Herrera is still out due to COVID19. This could be an advantage for chelsea considering how formidable Jose Gimenez has been at the back, going forward Yannick Carrasco would been a threat to the Chelsea's defence playing from the wings, but with him missing out chelsea can now focus on Suarez and jao felix.

I expected chelsea to come up with a better game plan, considering how boring their last game against Southampton was. Chelsea playing a possessive football under the new manager Tuchel, lack sharpness in front of goals even though they have not been conceding like they do under the former manager Lampard,

Chelsea are on a good form prior to their last match against Southampton were they are only passing around, side ways, backward, those kind of performance are not what is expected in a champions league matches

Chelsea fans need not to be afraid has their new manager has brought back the swagger and competitions in the chelsea squad, has everyone now bringing their best into the team.

Thiago silva is expected to be ready for this match, Tuchel declared that kai harvertz is fit but don't know if he will be ready for this match while pulisic missed Chelsea's last game, I think its still a doubt for the match against ATM.

I have no doubt this match will be an intriguing one considering the two managers diego simeone and tomas tuchel are experienced when it comes to champions league and are quite intelligent coaches, simeone has been with athletico for many years, he knows his team well plus suarez experience he will be looking to win this match and go on to win the champions league.

Tuchel will be looking to make an instant impact at chelsea and winning the champions league will surely be one of his targets.

ATM will want to hold the advantage by wining the first leg, chelsea are expected to be more defensive and very sharp in front of goal, as away goal will be an advantage going into the second leg, the battle will be between the defenders and the strikers, one will be willing to score more while the other will not want to concede. Whatever be the case we're surely going to see a conservative and at the same time an explosive match.

Best of luck to both teams @pouchon and @joetunex



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Interesting and fair pre match analysis, It is going to be an interesting encounter a win for Chelsea or draw should boost their confidence for the second leg. Hopefully Chelsea wins after both legs.

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