Read our prediction for Chelsea vs Atl. Madrid below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Chelsea vs Atl. Madrid Prediction & Betting tips
Chelsea hopes to secure its place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the expense of Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening. The English have the best papers thanks to the 0-1 victory in the first leg, but the Spanish only need one goal to level the score again.
Chelsea:
The way in which Chelsea recently put club icon Frank Lampard on the street did not earn the beauty prize, but we cannot ignore the fact that the English are performing excellently under successor Thomas Tuchel. Chelsea is still undefeated since his appointment nearly two months ago. The rearguard in particular is rock solid, because in twelve duels in all competitions, only Liverpool attacker Takumi Minamino managed to score against the club from London.
Chelsea also had little to fear from the Spaniards in the first match against Atletico Madrid three weeks ago – which was not played in Madrid but in Bucharest due to local corona measures. The English had the better of the game and rightly took the lead via a goal from good old Olivier Giroud, who will also lead the English attack in return. The only reproach you can make to Tuchel’s team is that it scores relatively little – in only one of the last six official duels the Blues supporters were allowed to cheer more than once – but of course a goalless draw on Wednesday evening would be enough for a place in the last eight of the Champions League.
Atletico Madrid:
Atletico Madrid knows what to do on Wednesday evening. The Spaniards must win, otherwise their Champions League campaign will come to an abrupt end. However, Atleti has clearly been in a lesser phase in recent weeks. In the first leg against Chelsea, Diego Simeone’s team could hardly make a fist, and also last weekend in LaLiga, the Madrid people came to visit city rivals Getafe no further than a goalless draw. ‘We need to be more careful with our chances,’ said midfielder Marcos Llorente, who is nevertheless optimistic about the Spanish chances in the return: ‘We are always there in top matches, like last season against Liverpool at Anfield Road. I am sure we will also win at Stamford Bridge. ‘
Still, the lack of scoring power will worry the Atletico Madrid supporters. In the last nine matches in all competitions, the red and white were only accurate ten times in total. In addition, Luis Suarez will have to deal with a personal curse, because the Uruguayan has already been unable to score 24 Champions League duels on foreign soil. His last outing in the European championship ball dates from 2015, when he scored on behalf of FC Barcelona at AS Roma. Simeone, however, is not worried about his goalkeeper: “We just pretend to play at home, so Luis can score.”
Chelsea vs Atl. Madrid head to head matches
23.02.21 CL Atl. Madrid Chelsea 0 : 1
05.12.17 CL Chelsea Atl. Madrid 1 : 1
27.09.17 CL Atl. Madrid Chelsea 1 : 2
30.04.14 CL Chelsea Atl. Madrid 1 : 3
22.04.14 CL Atl. Madrid Chelsea 0 : 0
* Our advice is: Both teams to score / NO
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.75
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