For Chelsea, it was difficult to imagine a more perfect evening. It had been easy to worry about the awkward nature of Atlético Madrid’s threat but the manner in which they contained the Spanish league leaders offered the latest evidence of the resolve and discipline that Thomas Tuchel has brought to the club.
Chelsea caught a break in the first half when the score was 0-0, César Azpilicueta putting his hand across Yannick Carrasco inside the area as the last defender and not being penalised. It looked like a penalty and a sending-off. But Atlético could get little else going and it was difficult to remember Édouard Mendy having to make a save until his stoppage-time tip-over from João Félix. By then, it was over.
