Atletico and Chelsea tied for the first leg of the semifinals
in the match at the Vicente Calderon. The mattress deserved victory throughout
the match, but not beat a team that came to Madrid to withdraw into their area
and not conceding a goal. Everything will be decided at Stamford Bridge.
Right from the start an intense battle is expected in all
field lines. Atletico came out for the game from minute 1, commanded by Diego
Ribas who was the director of the Atletico game. But it was difficult to
penetrate the defensive wall of the whole “blue”. José Mourinho made an
ultra-defensive approach with the aim of reducing the superiority that gives
strength to Atlético.
The first occasion of Madrid was the work of Diego Ribas. The
Brazilian midfielder pulled timidly arc Petr Cech and his shot was deflected. Pupils
of Diego Pablo Simeone had possession of the ball but lacked a lot of depth. Chelsea
was well retracted and the great height of their defenses avoided the danger
Atletico created through the passing game.
Atletico wanted to score early to get the Chelsea opening
lines. Koke tried 15 minutes through a very tight corner kick that did not end
in a goal, but Cech caused the injury, suffered a dislocated right shoulder
that will force him to miss remainder of season. The Czech hit violently on the
grass and was badly injured his shoulder.