Champions League: Olivier Grioud's bicyle-kick goal leads Chelsea to 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid
Football | Feb 24, 2021, 06:29 AM ISTChelsea beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the first leg of the Champions League round-of-16 tie.
Chelsea beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the first leg of the Champions League round-of-16 tie.
Seven games. Five wins. Two goals conceded. Zero losses. One public dressing-down of a player.
Chelsea defeated Newcastle 2-0 to go 4th in the Premier League table.
Chelsea remained undefeated in five games under Thomas Tuchel, but was made to work hard for the win against a team that is 13th in the second-tier Championship.
The first leg of the last-16 matchup will be played in the Arena Naţională in Bucharest on Feb. 23 instead of in Madrid on the same day, UEFA said.
Klopp's side appears a faded force preparing to relinquish the title, highly possibly to Manchester City after being beaten 4-1 by the leaders on Sunday.
Not since 2012 has Tottenham endured three consecutive Premier League losses. Never before in his managerial career has Mourinho lost back-to-back home league games.
Chelsea climbed to seventh place but the opposition will get tougher for Tuchel, with his next game at Tottenham on Thursday.
Chelsea used a possession-based approach that resulted in more passes made (820) than any other team in a single game this season.
Lampard was sacked by Chelsea on Monday following a poor run of recent results, with Roman Abramovich deciding that change was needed to get the club back on track in the Premier League.
Chelsea confirmed that they have sacked head coach Frank Lampard
This victory was crucial for under-pressure manager Frank Lampard after five losses in eight Premier League games.
Mount’s 78th-minute goal in a 1-0 victory capped a man-of-the-match performance where Chelsea’s more high-profile players again came up short against Fulham.
Chelsea slipped to eighth place after lkay Gündoğan, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne scored in a 16-minute first-half spell at a chilly Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
That makes it just one win in the past five games for Lampard, who recruited heavily during the summer transfer window to mount a title challenge yet still seems unsure what his best side is.
A calmly taken penalty from Alexandre Lacazette, a sensational free kick from Granit Xhaka and a bizarre goal from Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal all three points at Emirates Stadium.
Tammy Abraham demonstrated the ruthlessness Werner is lacking by netting two late goals as Chelsea beat West Ham 3-0 in the English Premier League on Monday.
It was an evening to forget for two of the league’s supposed title contenders on Tuesday, with Chelsea’s 2-1 loss at Wolverhampton, followed by City’s 1-1 draw at home to West Bromwich Albion.
While Manchester City will travel to Gladbach for Round of 16, defending champions Bayern Munich will face Lazio.
Both Manchester United and Chelsea came from a goal down to register 3-1 wins over West Ham and Leeds United respectively.
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