On Wednesday the 17th of March we have the second leg of the Round of 16 tie between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid. The match will be played at Stamford Bridge, giving Chelsea an advantage considering the first leg had to be played in Romania, rather than at the home of Atletico Madrid.
The Blues come into the game with a 1-0 advantage following that match at the Arena Națională, Bucharest.
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Chelsea played on Saturday afternoon in the English Premier League and were held to a 0-0 draw at Leeds United. Thomas Tuchel will not be happy to have taken only a point as The Blues aim to secure a top four spot and Champions League football next season.
It was the second time in 4 games Chelsea failed to score a goal and they have managed to find the back of the net only five times in their last 6 matches in all competitions.
Chelsea have been strong defensively in recent Champions League games and they have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 in the competition. They are undefeated in each of their last 7 Champions League matches but have found it difficult to win games at home.
Chelsea have picked up only two victories from their 10 most recent Champions League fixtures at Stamford Bridge.
Atletico Madrid come into the game having been held to a 0-0 draw at Getafe in La Liga on the weekend. That result means they are 6 points clear of Real Madrid and 4 points clear of Barcelona.
Atletico Madrid have lost only one of their last 6 matches in the Champions League and that was the first leg of this tie against Chelsea.
They have picked up only two victories from their 8 most recent fixtures in the Champions League and have won only one of their last 4 away from home in the competition.
The usually reliable Atletico Madrid defence has been struggling in recent away Champions League matches. They have kept just a single clean sheet in their last 7 away Champions League games.
However, Atletico Madrid have managed to find the back of the net in 4 of their last 5 Champions League fixtures on the road.
Team news on Chelsea are without experienced central defender Thiago Silva and have doubts over the fitness of striker Tammy Abraham.
Atletico Madrid could have a clean bill of health for this game, allowing Diego Simeone to select what he believed to be his strongest starting XI for the match.
This should be another close game with under 2.5 goals scored. Atletico Madrid have little choice but to attack and score but we expect to see Chelsea find the back of the net and the match could end level in a 1-1 draw.