Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid Predictions and Betting Tips

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The Blues welcome Simeone's Atletico Madrid to Stamford Bridge in the English capital as both sides go toe-to-toe for a place in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. Read on for our expert tips and predictions.

Chelsea ran out 1-0 winners at the Arena Nationala, Bucharest in the first leg between these two sides. A superb overhead kick from Olivier Giroud, which was first ruled out for offside and then was given by VAR, was the game's only goal as Tuchel celebrated another win as a Chelsea boss.

Highly-spirited encounter on the cards

Chelsea still haven't lost under Thomas Tuchel and they go into this game looking to stretch this run to 14 games. The Blues failed to find the net against Leeds last time out as they picked only a point at Elland Road. With the draw, they still occupied 4th place as West ham and Everton failed to win last weekend. However, it is to be noted that West Ham still has a game in hand and could move level on points with the Blues with a win.

Atletico Madrid's lead at the summit of the LaLiga standings could be cut to just four points with Barca yet to play their Matchday 27 game. They were held to a 0-0 draw last time out away at Getafe as they have now won only two of their last six league games. Even with the fact that the home side played the last 20 minutes with a man less, Simeone's side still failed to find a way through. The Atletico Madrid faithful will certainly hope the side managed to take their chances this Wednesday given how delicate the situation is.

Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid Team News

Atletico Madrid travel to London with a perfectly healthy squad while the Blues have Thiago Silva and Abraham out injured.

Chelsea possible starting XI:

Mendy; Christensen, Zouma, Azpilicueta; James, Kovacic, Kante, Alonso; Mount, Werner, Giroud

Atletico Madrid possible starting XI:

Oblak; Trippier, Savic, Gimenez, Lodi; Llorente, Koke, Saul, Carrasco; Feix Suarez

Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid Prediction: 1-1

Both sides head into this game pretty even on paper which makes picking a winner very hard. However, we don't expect too many goals given the number of clean sheets both goalies have to their name this season. As such, an under 2.5 goals bet seems like the way to go.