Chelsea are edging their way towards a vital win here in Bucharest. Atletico seem to have missed their home comforts.
90' +3
T. Lemar gets yellow.
Lemar chops down Pulisic in a desperate attempt to win the ball. The Frenchman goes into the book.
90' +2
There's no way through for Atletico amid a stubborn performance from the Chelsea defence. Tuchel will be thrilled with their performance.
90'
There will be six minutes of added time.
88'
Atletico try to find space in the right inside channel, but Suarez fouls Christensen in the process of trying to cross the ball.
87'
K. Havertz enters the game and replaces O. Giroud.
C. Pulišić enters the game and replaces T. Werner.
Werner is withdrawn for Pulisic for the closing stages.
Havertz replaces Giroud in the final third for the Blues. The Frenchman has made the decisive impact this evening.
84'
Vitolo enters the game and replaces Hermoso.
Hermoso is withdrawn at the back as Simeone adds another attacker into the mix in Vitolo.
82'
M. Dembélé enters the game and replaces Á. Correa.
L. Torreira enters the game and replaces Saúl.
Renan Lodi enters the game and replaces João Félix.
Dembele replaces Correa in the final third for Atletico.
Saul makes way for Torreira in the middle of the park.
Renan Lodi comes on to the field in place of Joao Felix.
80'
R. James enters the game and replaces C. Hudson-Odoi.
Tuchel looks to tighten up at the back as James replaces Hudson-Odoi.
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79'
Suarez and Rudiger collide in the right inside channel as Atletico win a corner. The two players have to be separated before the set-piece.
74'
H. Ziyech enters the game and replaces M. Kovačić.
N. Kanté enters the game and replaces M. Mount.
Kante makes his way on to the field for Mount.
Kovacic makes way for Ziyech in the Chelsea midfield.
73'
Joao Felix works an offload through to Correa in the left inside channel, but he loses the ball behind for a goal-kick. Atletico need to up the ante.
70'
The VAR decision took two minutes to award the goal, which is a massive moment in the tie. Atletico have to hit back here.
68'
O. Giroud has scored a goal for Chelsea!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! GIROUD PUTS CHELSEA AHEAD WITH A SUPERB OVERHEAD KICK!!!! 1-0!!! The Frenchman latches on to a miscued clearance from Hermoso and produces a brilliant acrobatic finish to beat Oblak. The referee initially rules out the goal for offside, but VAR overturns the decision. Hermoso slices his clearance behind into the path of Giroud, who delivers a super effort for the Blues to find the bottom-left corner. It's a vital away goal for Chelsea.
66'
Both teams are struggling to carve out clear-cut opportunities. It has not been a classic contest in the National Arena.
64'
Jorginho gets yellow.
Jorginho pulls back Joao Felix on the charge and goes into the book. He will now miss the second leg of the contest.
63'
Marcos Llorente gets yellow.
Llorente makes a simple error as he sees his pass charged down by Werner. He has to drag down the German to prevent him breaking away on goal.
62'
Correa battles down the right flank to win a corner off the legs of Rudiger as the Spanish outfit continue to grow into the game.
60'
Saul spots Mendy off his line and goes for an ambitious strike from halfway, but his effort travels comfortably wide of the post.
55'
Hudson-Odoi cuts in from the right flank to open up space to fire at goal on his left foot. However, his effort deflects off Lemar and loops into the hands of Oblak.
53'
Mount and Giroud combine to send Werner down the left flank. The German delivers a low ball towards the near post, but Felipe makes another important intervention.
52'
Felipe produces a vital header in the box to clear Hudson-Odoi's dangerous cross from the left flank away from Azpilicueta.
51'
Alonso finds space on the left flank, but his slight delay in crossing the ball allows Correa to divert his delivery behind for a corner.
47'
Azpilicueta heads a cross back to Mendy, but it allows Suarez to pounce amid a miscommunication. However, he just cannot reach it and the ball travels behind for a corner.
46'
We're back under way at the National Arena.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: ATLETICO MADRID 0-0 CHELSEA
45'
Mount and Hudson-Odoi combine down the right flank, which sees Saul come across to divert a cross from the former behind for a corner.
There will be one minute of added time.
41'
Chelsea build down the left and have the overload on the right flank. Mount has space to direct a shot at goal, but he goes for a cross and sends it well over the bar.
37'
Jorginho sends an accurate ball over the top for Hudson-Odoi, but he just overhits his pass by a fraction as it travels out for a goal-kick.
34'
Atletico have space to attack as Lemar takes possession in the middle of the park. However, his clip over the top for Suarez skips off the surface, away from the Uruguayan and out for a goal-kick.
33'
Alonso rises and catches Koke with a stray arm. The Atletico skipper goes down clutching his head, but is okay to continue.
31'
Atletico are penned back in their own half at the moment. The Blues are dominating possession.
29'
Azpilicueta sends Hudson-Odoi down the right flank, but the England international just cannot reach the offload before it travels behind.
27'
Jorginho tries to thread the needle with a pass for Giroud, but his offload goes straight through to Oblak.
24'
Savic has to turn and stretch to deflect Mount's dangerous throughball towards Werner away from danger on the edge of the box.
22'
The visitors are edging their way into the contest in terms of possession, but Atletico have looked dangerous on the counter.
20'
Chelsea win a corner down the left flank and Mount offloads short to Jorginho. He looks for the return offload, but the Italy international places his pass out for a goal-kick.
18'
Werner plays a one-two with Giroud to break into the box. He goes down under pressure from Correa, but the referee waves play on amid claims for a penalty.
13'
Llorente probes down the right flank and fires a low cross towards the near post, but Rudiger reads the danger and clears with authority.
12'
OVER! Christensen takes a step out of defence and lines up a drive at goal, but he sends his effort well over the top.
10'
Hermoso floats a ball over the top for the run of Lemar, but the cross from the Frenchman towards the near post is gathered by Mendy.
9'
Joao Felix angles a cross from the left flank towards the back post aiming for Suarez, but Alonso is on hand to head behind for a corner.
8'
Llorente tries to escape the attention of Christensen, but gets brought down by the defender on the half-way line.
6'
Hudson-Odoi finds space down the right flank and he wins a corner off the legs of Joao Felix.
4'
Chelsea need to settle into the contest after a nervy start amid errors from Mount and Mendy.
1'
M. Mount gets yellow.
Mount brings down Joao Felix on the charge and hands Atletico a free-kick in the Chelsea half.
Mount goes into the book for his tackle on Joao Felix and will now miss the second leg.
We're under way at the National Arena.
Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw in their last outing by Southampton in the Premier League. Thomas Tuchel's men had won five games in a row before the stalemate at St Mary's Stadium. The Blues have been impressive under the tenure of the German, but the stakes are raised tonight. They didn't lose a game in the group stage, winning four of their contests. Atletico will be a tough opponent for Chelsea on the road this evening.
ATLETICO (3-4-3): Jan Oblak; Felipe, Stefan Savic, Mario Hermoso; Marcos Llorente, Koke, Saul Niguez, Thomas Lemar; Angel Correa, Joao Felix, Luis Suarez.
ATLETICO SUBS: Ivo Grbic, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Lucas Torreira, Renan Lodi, Moussa Dembele, Vitolo, Sergio Camello, Alvaro Garcia, Ricard Sanchez, Miguel San Roman.
CHELSEA (3-4-3): Edouard Mendy; Cesar Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rudiger; Callum Hudson-Odoi, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Marcos Alonso; Mason Mount, Olivier Giroud, Timo Werner.
CHELSEA SUBS: Kepa Arrizabalaga, N'Golo Kante, Tammy Abraham, Christian Pulisic, Willy Caballero, Kurt Zouma, Ben Chilwell, Hakim Ziyech, Billy Gilmour, Reece James, Kai Havertz, Emerson.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Champions League round-of-16 clash between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea at the National Arena.
Diego Simeone will be the more concerned of the two managers. His side have not been at their best this evening in the final third. Chelsea have dominated possession and have restricted Atletico's opportunities in the final third. Los Rojiblancos need to improve.
Atletico have not been in great form of late, dropping four points in back-to-back games against Levante to allow Real Madrid back into the LaLiga title race. Diego Simeone's men were beaten 2-0 last time out, and drew their previous contest against Levante. Los Rojiblancos now turn their attention to the Champions League where they were not outstanding in the group stage, but did enough to advance. Atletico will need to be flawless tonight away from Madrid due to a Covid-19 ban on foreign travellers.
Atletico Madrid have four days to recover for their next outing on the road to Villarreal in LaLiga on Sunday. Chelsea are also in action on Sunday, taking on Manchester United in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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