They won the first leg 1-0 last year.
by NDBass (2020-12-15 10:17:08)

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And they're at their best when they are allowed to shithouse the entire match.

When I say Diegoball, I mean the ability to shithouse
by miamioh_irishfan  (2020-12-15 15:36:08)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

the match with a lead. That's the thing that'll be hard for the young Chelsea forwards to deal with.

Maybe Thiago will help, but based on today's result, maybe not.

Not always. They tried it against Madrid
by KnightlyRevue  (2020-12-15 10:18:59)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

this past weekend and against Leipzig last year and lost.

And apologies as I got the score from last year against Liverpool inverted. I still think Atleti plays best with their back against the wall.

I do not think this is a normal Atleti team that will just grind it out. They have a lot of small skill players (Felix, Correa, Vitolo, Koke, etc.). They still like to make a mess of things but this team can win by playing an attacking style.