Another record for Giro, Simeone: I trust the players

Champions League 20-21

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ONE System | 24/02/2021 00:35

Olivier Giroud conquers barbershop (Reuters)

Olivier Giroud conquers barbershop (Reuters)

Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel made an expensive advance tonight (Tuesday) in Bucharest ahead of next month’s Champions League quarter-final rematch at the expense of Atletico Madrid and did so this time in style with 0-1 thanks to a spectacular number from Olivier Giroud, who became the oldest player for the Blues on the way Who scores in the knockout stages of the Champions League – at 34 and 146 days.

So aside from the milestone as a blues player, the veteran Frenchman has also become the oldest player to score for a team from England for the first time since the legendary Ryan Giggs did so somewhere in April 2011 against Schalke for Manchester United of course. Still with the Frenchman, who is flourishing in European factories – the Chelsea striker has scored no less than 17 goals in the European competitions for the 2018/19 season, with only Robert Lewandowski, Leo Messi, and Arlind Holland above him.

Chelsea players celebrate (Reuters)Chelsea players celebrate (Reuters)

Apart from the striker’s records, Tuchel can also mark one big V for himself – he is the first to manage to inflict Simeone’s first home loss with Atletico in the knockout stage of the Champions League. In addition, since the German coach was appointed to the position, the team has conceded just two goals in eight games. The only coach the Blues absorbed less under was Jose Moreno (one goal).

On the losing side with the Spanish league leader it was Coca, Who said at the end: “A game that got complicated for us. They made an excellent first half, but did not get too many opportunities. “We are the same team that leads the league in Spain, and the same team that reached the next stage, and we will also go out in return to make the change and advance to the next stage.”

Diego Simeone (Reuters)Diego Simeone (Reuters)

Simeone, Who as mentioned surrendered for the first time in a home game (albeit in Bucharest, but is still considered a home game) in the Champions knockout, said: “I think it was a balanced game, but we think the rematch will be difficult and problematic. Until then, quite a few games await us in between and we will have to work on the things that did not work well this time, work, work and work. I see the development of the team and I encourage, even though it is not good at the moment, I trust my players. “

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