Chelsea got a hard fought victory in the Champions League last night beating a tough Atletico Madrid team 1-0.
They bossed the possession and never looked like being in danger themselves, but it was a stubborn team to get passed and chances were few and far between.
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Chelsea knew the danger of Atletico on the break and they managed to keep that at bay as well and take a lead and an away goal back to Stamford Bridge with them for the second leg on March the 17th.
Again, this will be another tough match and Chelsea will have to be totally at it to make sure they progress to the next round of the competition.
Club captain Cesar Azpilicueta knows this and he is reiterating the fact that they cannot get too carried away just yet, despite last night being a very positive result.
As reported by the Chelsea website, Azpilicueta said:
“That was obviously a tight game, there were not a lot of chances.
“We knew we had to make the most of them because they are very solid, they defend together, it is not easy. We had to defend together as a team and we did a solid team performance, but there is still a lot to do.
“They are a solid team. We know that they have quality players, that they can make a lot of chances with different solutions and when it is a Champions League last 16 we know that every chance is very important.
“Now we have it in our sights but there is still a lot to do and we fully believe that we are very capable of doing a good match again in the second leg.
“We play every game to win. We scored one away goal and it is important, we won, we didn’t concede any chances or goals. We’ve played the first leg and it’s a positive result, but we know there is lots to do and we work to improve and go through.
“We are here so, of course, every team that is in the last-16 stage has a chance to win it, so let’s go step by step.
“We cannot get too carried away about this result. It’s positive, we are in a good dynamic, but we know that as a team we can still go further.
“We have an amazing squad with the quality, number of players, competition inside of the team, so let’s go and keep progressing and improving.”
