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Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea – Preview, Team News, Predicted Line-ups

Arena Nau021bionalu0103 in Budapest is the venue, as Atletico Madrid and Chelsea go head-to-head in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 tie.

Thomas Tuchel will make his managerial debut in the Champions League for Chelsea. Frank Lampard guided the Londoners through the group stage before being sacked back in January.

Now it’s up to the former Paris Saint-Germain boss to maintain his predecessor’s legacy.

Standing in Chelsea’s way is Atletico Madrid, a side they share a perfectly balanced head-to-head record with (W2, D3, L2).

The Spanish powerhouse and La Liga leaders have reached the Champions League knock-out stage for the seventh time in the past eight years, only failing to make it to the quarter-finals once in the last six attempts.