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2020/21 UEFA Champions League
Round of 16
Second-Leg
Chelsea FC v Atletico Madrid
Stamford Bridge Stadium
London, England
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Kick-Off 23h00
Chelsea FC will play host to Atletico Madrid in an
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second-leg match on March 17.
The English giants secured a hard-fought 1-0 win in the first-leg encounter at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on February 23.
The victory extended Chelsea's unbeaten run to seven matches in this competition having recorded five wins and two draws.
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They are also undefeated in their last three home matches in the Champions League having registered two draws and one win.
Meanwhile, Atletico saw their five-match unbeaten run come to an end when they lost to Chelsea at home.
The Spanish giants had drawn three matches in a row and recorded two wins in this competition before they faced the Blues.
However, Atletico are undefeated in their last two away matches in the Champions League having registered one draw and one win.
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Diego Simeone, the Atletico manager, said they need to attack better in the second-leg encounter against Chelsea.
“Looking three weeks ahead is too far. We have a lot of games until then," Simeone said.
"We’ll be playing against an opponent with speed and will need to be able to stop it, to deal with forwards like [Olivier] Giroud and other powerful players.
“We need to have more of the ball and position ourselves better in attack. We’ll work on it."
The last time Chelsea hosted Atletico in a competitive match was on 5 December 2017.
The two teams played to a 1-1 draw in the Champions League Group C match at the Stamford Bridge Stadium.
Head-to-Head stats (Competitive Matches)
Matches - 7
Chelsea - 3
Atletico - 1
Draws - 3
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