Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid – Champions League: Live score and updates

Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid LIVE: Thomas Tuchel’s side host LaLiga leaders with 1-0 first-leg advantage as Blues look to seal Champions League quarter-final place at Stamford Bridge

  • Chelsea starting XI:Mendy; Azpilicueta; Zouma; Rudiger; James; Kante; Kovacic; Alonso; Ziyech; Werner; Havertz 
  • Atletico starting XI: Oblak; Lodi; Gimenez; Savic; Trippier; Koke; Saul; Llorente; Carrasco; Suarez; Felix 
  • Chelsea host Atletico Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League last 16
  • The Blues hold a 1-0 lead after Olivier Giroud’s goal in the first game
  • Elsewhere, Bayern Munich have a 4-1 advantage in their tie with Lazio
  • Latest Champions League news, including fixtures and results
  • Champions League quarter and semi-final draw details in full

Chelsea have a one-goal advantage as they host Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

Olivier Giroud scored a sensational acrobatic goal to give the Blues a narrow 1-0 victory in the first leg but it’s all to play for as Diego Simeone’s side head to Stamford Bridge.  

Follow Sportsmail’s KATHRYN BATTE for live Champions League coverage of Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid, including scoreline, lineups and build-up. 

Elsewhere, reigning champions Bayern Munich carry a 4-1 lead into their second leg against Lazio, which we will also keep you up-to-date with.  

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Chelsea missing Mason Moutn and Jorginho through suspension this evening which means youngster Tino Anjorin gets a place on the bench. Werner is preferred to Giroud through the middle. Five changes for the Blues from the first leg.

Just one goal for Luis Suarez at Stamford Bridge during his time with Liverpool – a 1-1 draw in 2012. England international Kieran Trippier also starts. Four changes for the Spaniards from the first leg.

Some early teams news from the visitors:

Here’s a reminder of what currently separates the two teams… what a strike this was from the Frenchman!

Just over a year since their triumph at Anfield, Diego Simeone’s men are looking to do it all over again as they take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Here’s Pete Jenson on just how the Spaniards will look to mount a comeback in London:

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Chelsea v Atletico Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League last 16. The Blues hold a 1-0 advantage from the first leg thanks to Olivier Giroud’s sensational overhead kick. Thomas Tuchel’s side will be looking to book their place in the quarter-finals at Stamford Bridge.

Elsewhere, we have holders Bayern Munich against Lazio. The Germans won the first leg 4-1 so are virtually home and dry – unless the Italians spring a comeback to end all comebacks.. stranger things have happened. 


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