closed Atletico Madrid 1-2 Chelsea

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

3-5-2

          Courtois

       Azpi – Luiz – Rudi

Moses – Kante –Cesc -- Bakayoko – Alonso

           Hazard

           Morata

[the wes 7,212]

2 hours ago, MrExcalibur100 said:

3-5-2

          Courtois

       Azpi – Luiz – Rudi

Moses – Kante –Cesc -- Bakayoko – Alonso

           Hazard

           Morata

with that line up I can't see why we can't take all 3 points against atletico 😃

[the wes 7,212]

atletico line up in their last game 

[KevinAshburner 1,270]

My Prediction.

Atletico Madrid 2 - 3 Chelsea.

Morata (2)
Eden Hazard (1)

[Adnane 1,101]

13 hours ago, SadistChicken said:

Where is those guys that keep spamming "the first real test"?

I'm here, didn't have the chance to log in these days  

Our first real test...

[ILoveLamp 270]

56 minutes ago, Adnane said:

I'm here, didn't have the chance to log in these days  

Our first real test...

This time I'll let you off.....!

[Yeboii 1,844]

59 minutes ago, Adnane said:

I'm here, didn't have the chance to log in these days  

Our first real test...

You're slipping mate!

[OneMoSalah 8,611]

Cesc has to start in this game in some position even if it's as a 10. If not we will struggle to play through an extremely stubborn Atletico side. Will be interesting though have a feeling they might go with a front 3 to play up against our back 3. 

[Magic Lamps 11,446]

As this is the first game in their new stadium they will not be entirely at home yet so this could be a big plus. The fans might not be as accustomed to how create atmosphere like the spurs at Wembley and more importantly the pitch is less wide so that usually favours the away team if they are to see less of the ball. That being said our hopes should not hinge on that. I hope we will be clever and able to retain the ball under pressure and break Atletico's rhythm. They are not that great in attack IMO. A lot of their goals come down to individual class and forcing mistakes from the opposition. They dominate their usually weak La Liga opponents with teamwork, fighting spirit and superior tactics which is admirable but they do not sweep those teams aside like Barca and Real usually do. Anyway they tend to raise their game against high quality opposition and will do so against us but our styles are kinds similar so it should be an intense but probably not too high class game. We neutralized them completely for 3/4 of the two ties in 2014 which what was a relatively mediocre team and then someow lost our plot in defense in the second half at the bridge and also had really bad luck in attack. We need to exploit the pace and height advantage we should have over them. Counter quickly and fucking deliver on set pieces for once, Cesc!

[Jase 43,479]

3 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

As this is the first game in their new stadium they will not be entirely at home yet so this could be a big plus. The fans might not be as accustomed to how create atmosphere like the spurs at Wembley and more importantly the pitch is less wide so that usually favours the away team if they are to see less of the ball. That being said our hopes should not hinge on that.

It's their third game at the new stadium, their first in the Champions League. Won first two games comfortably.

[Pizy 17,860]

So just how good have Atleti been so far this season? I haven't seen a single minute of La Liga football yet. Are we entering this as huge underdogs?

[yuvala 2,167]

6 minutes ago, Pizy said:

So just how good have Atleti been so far this season? I haven't seen a single minute of La Liga football yet. Are we entering this as huge underdogs?

I think they weren't very impressive so far.. Dont think we're underdogs here.

[Blusan Alamb 295]

 

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

16 minutes ago, Blusan Alamb said:

 

I'm always wary anytime we wear the black kit against good opposition. Hopefully it brings good luck this time. 

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

3 hours ago, Pizy said:

So just how good have Atleti been so far this season? I haven't seen a single minute of La Liga football yet. Are we entering this as huge underdogs?

IIRC they haven't conceded a single goal in their new stadium so far. 

[the wes 7,212]

12 minutes ago, MrExcalibur100 said:

IIRC they haven't conceded a single goal in their new stadium so far. 

There's a first for everything 😃

[Blusan Alamb 295]

 

[LAM09 6,535]

Hoping Hazard, Luiz & Baka start with Cahill nowhere insight of the starting XI.