Athletic against Chelsea Giroud punishes Atlético’s approach
AThe chances of tletico Madrid to progress in the Champions League they received a blow as they defeated them 1-0 Chelsea in the first leg of his last round in Bucharest.
The effective hosts deployed a conservative game plan in the Romanian capital, deep and absorbed by the pressure Thomas Tuchelof the side.
It was like that Olivier Giroud who made the difference, however, with a pretty brilliant winning goal to decide the match at night.
Giroud’s winner is a thing of beauty, as is often the case with the winner of the French World Cup. With the solid block from Atlético, it was necessary to do something special to get a goal away from Chelsea, with the bike coming out with one of the goals of the season in the Champions League so far.
After a disappointing recent series of results, Atletico did not impress again. His defensive tactics almost did the job, but Simeone’s game plan was revealed as soon as Chelsea found a goal. It is a sign that its watertight nature in the back is diminishing.
Kieran Trippier has been out for a few weeks, but his suspension is still being felt by Atletico. Simeone has not found a solution on the far right, with Marcos Llorente the last to prove his position in that position. The change in the position of the Spaniard was useless in his game.
There was no permission from referee Felix Brych, who handed out his first yellow card in the second minute of the match. Mason Mount was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent’s quick free kick after 80 minutes. The difference between Spanish and European football is obvious.