Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid
Competition: Champions League − 2013/2014 − Semi-finals (second leg)
Competition: Champions League − 2013/2014 − Semi-finals (second leg)
Chelsea team are in a very good mood at the moment. After well-played game and victory against FC Liverpool on Sunday they can still realistically think about winning the Premier League. 2:0 against the Reds will boost their confidence before the encounter in Champions League. They managed to escape from the unavoidable
and postponed the coronation of the Liverpool. Against Simeone’s team
who represents a similar football philosophy to Jose Mourinho, Chelsea will certainly have more problems and the second leg will be even more challenging then the first one – no mistakes allowed. Quite a difficulty for the Special One can be the absence of injured John Terry and Petr Cech as well as booked Frank Lampard.
Simeone has led Atletico Madrid four points clear at the top of the La
Liga table and with three games to go Atletico is on the verge of
something pretty special. They are 14 games unbeaten (all competitions)
and a 1-0 win at Valencia on Sunday was their thirteenth in 17 La Liga
road trips. Of the Champions League semi finalists Atletico are the only
remaining unbeaten side.
Gabi is suspended, but other than that
Simeone has the luxury of a fully fit squad to choose from. Mario Suarez
should replace him in midfield while Arda Turan could return to the
starting XI having played the final 30 minutes in each of the last two
games following a groin injury. Atletico have won just once in
nine road games in England (1-4-4) but are 5-2 in two-legged ties
against English teams in UEFA play. On the other side, the Blues have
won one of four previous UEFA semi finals against Spanish opposition.
Chelsea last 5 matches:
27/04/2014 Liverpool 0 - Chelsea 2 EPL
23/04/2014 Atletico Madrid 0 - Chelsea 0 UCL
20/04/2014 Chelsea 1 - Sunderland 2 EPL
14/04/2014 Swansea City 0 - Chelsea 1 EPL
09/04/2014 Chelsea 2 - Paris Saint-Germain 0 UCL
27/04/2014 Liverpool 0 - Chelsea 2 EPL
23/04/2014 Atletico Madrid 0 - Chelsea 0 UCL
20/04/2014 Chelsea 1 - Sunderland 2 EPL
14/04/2014 Swansea City 0 - Chelsea 1 EPL
09/04/2014 Chelsea 2 - Paris Saint-Germain 0 UCL
Atletico Madrid last 5 matches:
28/04/2014 Valencia CF 0 - Atletico Madrid 1 LIGA
23/04/2014 Atletico Madrid 0 - Chelsea FC 0 UCL
19/04/2014 Atletico Madrid 2 - Elche 0 LIGA
14/04/2014 Getafe 0 - Atletico Madrid 2 LIGA
10/04/2014 Atletico Madrid 1 - FC Barcelona 0 UCL
28/04/2014 Valencia CF 0 - Atletico Madrid 1 LIGA
23/04/2014 Atletico Madrid 0 - Chelsea FC 0 UCL
19/04/2014 Atletico Madrid 2 - Elche 0 LIGA
14/04/2014 Getafe 0 - Atletico Madrid 2 LIGA
10/04/2014 Atletico Madrid 1 - FC Barcelona 0 UCL
Match date: Wednesday, 30 April 2014 - 19:45 GMT
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London, United Kingdom
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London, United Kingdom
