Match Report
5 points and 1 places separated them: Chelsea 1st with 14, Atlético Madrid 2nd with 9. On recent form Atlético de Madrid sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Chelsea 2.33 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Atlético Madrid 1.17 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.51.
13 matches unbeaten backed Chelsea's arrival.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Chelsea have 3 wins to Atlético Madrid's 1, with 3 draws, at 2.57 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 14% of meetings won.
The match was played at Stamford Bridge in London (capacity 40,173). Chelsea led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.