Chelsea Host Atletico Madrid , in the Second Leg of the champions league Semi Finals between the two team, the winner will Face Real Madrid who Qualified by Trashing Bayern Munich 5 nil on aggregate.
Kick Off : 19:45 BST Stamford Bridge ,London
Atletico Madrid visit the Chelsea's strong hold in the second leg of the champions league semi final . they managed to hold Chelsea at bay in the first leg that was played in Spain and will look to finish the job and reach the finals for the first time in 40 years ,where the arch rivals Real Madrid await them.
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Remaining undefeated in their last 14 games in all competition ,Atletico are on a great form , and have a talented squad that can defeat any team.their Argentine Manager and former Atletico Midfielder ,has worked wonders for the team by placing emphasis and disciplined poisoning and organized passing. Atletico came close to breaking the deadlock against Chelsea in the first leg , by deploying this system , however Chelsea's stubbornness in defense proved too strong to break even for the powerful and free scoring forward Diego Costa , who has netted 27 goals in the Spanish league and 7 in the champions league for Atletico this season.
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| The two team are in for a hard and long battle |
Chelsea managed to secure 3 valuable points on the weekend ,against Liverpool , sitting back ,and absorbing the pressure, Chelsea have simply been impeccable in defense this season, with Jose Mourinho employing defensive tactics to get his team out of difficult situations. Chelsea have only lost once at home this season in the champions league, a record that was broken by a 1 - 2 loss to Basel back in September. the blues possibly have the worlds best in defense and midfield ,but their attacking players have some what underperformed this season , hence the reason why they are relaying on their defense powers to win games.
Injury News
Chelsea will be out first pick goal keeper ,Peter Cech,who injured his shoulder last Tuesday in the first game of the two legs. Veteran Defender and team captain John Tery who was also carried of midgame ,and missed the Liverpool game has been reported to be fit and ready to start , Eden hazard who has been absent in Chelsea last 3 games is likely to start and will boost Chelsea's hope of winning the game . there are no other major injury's concern for Chelsea ., after they have the list of players to field two champions league teams if they wanted to.
For Atletico, midfielder Gabi will miss the second leg through suspension after picking up a yellow card in the first leg.Defender Javi Manquillo has been included in Diego Simeone's travelling squad, but he is not expected to play any part in proceedings as he continues to nurse a neck injury. the visitors have no other selection worries, with striker Diego Costa continuing his return from injury by featuring in the 1-0 victory over Valencia at the weekend.
Final Score prediction
I recon the game is likely to go to penalties , as both teams posses great discipline in defense and somewhat lacking in attacks.
Chelsea : 1 Atletico : 1
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