In other UCL results, Chelsea managed a narrow win following a thrilling acrobatic kick from Olivier Giroud in the first leg. And Thomas Tuchel’s men went on to dominate the Rojiblancos in the second leg at Stamford Bridge. Hakim Ziyech bagged the opener in the 34th minute as he struck past the net from a perfect ball from Timo Werner.
Diego Simeone’s men failed to find the momentum with the team’s frontline struggling to break past the Atletico defence. In the 59th minute, Luis Suarez was substituted from the game with Angel Correa replacing the Uruguayan international. Atletico Madrid’s struggles in the game were prolonged when Stefan Savic was sent off after he inflicted an elbow blow on Antonio Rudiger.
And Chelsea went on to bury the game in the injury time when Emerson Palmieri scored from his first touch following a quick counter-attack from the Blues. Christian Pulisic rolled the ball towards Emerson, who slammed it across Jan Oblak into the bottom right corner.
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