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Chelsea 2 - 0 Atletico Madrid

Werner - Ziyech 34'
Pulisic - Emerson 90+4'

5 Shots on Target 4
11 Shots off Target 6
6 Corners 5
11 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 2
4 Saves 3
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
56% Possession 44%







Cards
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Kai Havertz 30' 31' Renan Lodi
51' Saul Niguez
60' Jose Gimenez
72' Koke
81' Stefan Savic




球場: Stamford Bridge, London
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開賽: 20:00 Wed, 17 Mar 2021
主裁: Daniele Orsato



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https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/03/18/
the-debrief--kante-and-kovacic-run-the-show-as-quick-attacks-eli

The Debrief: Kante and Kovacic run the show as quick attacks eliminate
Atletico

18 Mar 2021


After Chelsea defeated Atletico Madrid 3-0 on aggregate to advance to the
Champions League quarter-finals last night, we've selected the standout
statistics from the game to analyse some of the major talking points...


== Midfield masterclass ==


Just like the first leg in Bucharest, the Blues dominated possession
against Atletico and enjoyed control of the game for long spells, thanks
in no small part to the relentless work of N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic
in midfield.


The duo accounted for over 15 per cent of possession between them, with
only Cesar Azpilicueta recording more touches.


https://i.imgur.com/c2wpIna.jpg
Kovacic's heat map illustrates the shift he put in


What they did with the ball was more significant, using it sensibly in the
second half to manage the game once our 2-0 aggregate lead had been
established courtesy of Hakim Ziyech's opener, while also taking risks at
the right time to break lines and initiate attacking moves.


Kovacic completed 92 per cent of his attempted passes and Kante 88 per
cent; only Reece James finished the game with a better rate (94 per cent).


It wasn't just passing the ball but also dribbling with it that caused
Atleti countless problems. The pair attempted 14 take-ons between them
(seven apiece) and were successful with nine of those, again highlighting
how we broke through Diego Simeone's famously robust defensive setup to
create chances in the final third.


Out of possession, they covered ground and worked tirelessly to retrieve
possession. The perception of Kante being everywhere is simply a result of
his world-class awareness and reading of the game, intelligence combined
with industry. No player has recorded more than the Frenchman's 13 ball
recoveries for the Blues in the Champions League since he did similar
against Barcelona three years ago.


https://i.imgur.com/dDK4YWR.jpg


== Attacking with pace and precision ==


Ziyech's 34th-minute strike doubled our aggregate lead and brought back
memories of some other incisive counter-attacking goals at the Bridge on
big European nights, namely Eidur Gudjohnsen in 2005 and Didier Drogba in
2012, both against Barcelona.


It was a move crafted at Cobham and delivered by design, justifying Thomas
Tuchel's decision to go with Timo Werner up front in the expectation that
Atletico would play a higher defensive line, leaving space in behind.
Werner's run was the right one down the left channel and his pass was
perfect for Ziyech to roll the ball underneath Jan Oblak.


https://i.imgur.com/Rz4fjpi.jpg
A devastating counter-attack opened the scoring


Our second was a similarly devastating break from back to front within
seconds, Christian Pulisic this time providing the spark as he carried the
ball from the edge of one box to the other before teeing up Emerson
Palmieri.


Also charging forward to offer support to the right of Pulisic was that
man Kante, who might have notched the goal his all-action performance
deserved had the American opted to play him in.


The average positions graphic below indicates how perfectly the players
carried out Tuchel's game plan, with wing-backs Marcos Alonso and James
pushed high and wide, while the front three rotated in small central
pockets. Our threats came from everywhere, evidenced by the fact we had 27
shots to Atletico's 16 over the two legs and 10 on target to the Spanish
side's four.


https://i.imgur.com/eimDxJv.jpg


== Clean sheets keep on coming ==


That's 11 shutouts in 13 games under Tuchel, only two goals conceded in
1,170 minutes, which means Chelsea's goalkeeper is picking the ball out of
the back of his net roughly once every 10 hours!


With Andreas Christensen ill overnight, Kurt Zouma stepped up and
delivered an impressive performance in the middle of our back three. The
26-year-old won five aerial duels and made five clearances as Atletico
asked questions through Luis Suarez and Joao Felix up front.


When our defence was breached, Edouard Mendy did his job expertly, making
four saves in total, including an impressive one from close range to deny
Joao Felix late on. Our Senegalese stopper has conceded just once in seven
matches in the Champions League this season, against his former club
Rennes in the group stage. He also now has 20 clean sheets since joining
the club, two more than his 18 goals conceded.


== Other stats of interest ==


Chelsea are now 13 games unbeaten at the start of Tuchel's reign as
manager, the longest such run of any boss to start their time at the
club.


He is also one of four German managers through to this season's Champions
League quarter-finals, the first time in the competition's history that
has happened.


This was just the second time the Blues have won both legs of a Champions
League knockout tie. The only other occasion was against Benfica on the
way to lifting the trophy in 2012.

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