Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid Preview

Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid

Competition – Champions League

Stadium – Stamford Bridge

Date: 5th December 2017

Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT

Chelsea enter this game in top spot and with a great chance to qualify as group leaders.

They currently top the group by two points and hold a four points gap over Atletico.

However, they need nothing but a win if they want to avoid falling into second position as AS Roma hold a superior head to head advantage over them.

The Blues came from behind to beat Newcastle on Saturday thanks to an Eden Hazard master class.

The Belgian now has 8 goals this season and five in his last five games.

The Blues should be inspired by their win at the home of Atletico but their failure to beat Roma home and away shows that they are a vulnerable team too.

Atletico Madrid were considered favourites to win this competition when the draws were made but it hasn’t turned out exactly that smoothly for them.

They failed to win over Chelsea at home and do need a miracle from Qarabag for them to stand a chance and on top of that they need to win at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.

Atletico come into this game after some improved performances.

Like their host, they came from behind to win 2-1 at the weekend – a result which means they have won five of their last six games in all competitions including the 2-0 win over AS Roma.

They have won two, lost two and drawn two of their last six meetings with Chelsea.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Chelsea

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
D Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea 25 Nov, 2017 English Premier League
W FK Qarabag 0-4 Chelsea 22 Nov, 2017 Champions League
W West Bromwich Albion 0-4 Chelsea 18 Nov, 2017 English Premier League
W Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United 5 Nov, 2017 English Premier League
L AS Roma 3-0 Chelsea 31 Oct, 2017 Champions League

Atletico Madrid

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
W Levante 0-5 Atletico Madrid 25 Nov, 2017 Spanish Primera División
W Atletico Madrid 2-0 AS Roma 22 Nov, 2017 Champions League
D Atletico Madrid 0-0 Real Madrid 18 Nov, 2017 Spanish Primera División
W Deportivo La Coruña 0-1 Atletico Madrid 4 Nov, 2017 Spanish Primera División
D Atletico Madrid 1-1 FK Qarabag 31 Oct, 2017 Champions League

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
Atletico Madrid 1-2 Chelsea 27 Sep, 2017 Champions League
Chelsea 1-3 Atletico Madrid 30 Apr, 2014 Champions League
Atletico Madrid 0-0 Chelsea 22 Apr, 2014 Champions League
Chelsea 1-4 Atletico Madrid 31 Aug, 2012 Super Cup
Atletico Madrid 2-2 Chelsea 3 Nov, 2009 Champions League

Check Also

Internazionale vs Como Preview

Inter Milan will look to make it four league wins in a row when they ...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *