Thomas Tuchel praises Chelsea stars following Atletico Madrid win

Thomas Tuchel has praised Chelsea players following the Champions League win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. The Blues celebrated a 1-0 win over Atletico in the UCL round of 16 first leg as Olivier Giroud scored the only goal of the game. "Fantastic result, fantastic goal. Well deserved," Tuchel told BT Sport. "We wanted to dominate in the opponents' half, to never lose concentration, not to do any easy mistakes and always be aware of quick counter-attacks for all their quality. "It was a very disciplined performance - a deserved shut-out. This is the hard work, a team effort - the basis for a big win. "We knew it [Atletico packing their defence] could happen. "We told the guys if it happens maybe it's our quality and the respect. We wanted to be brave and play in their half. "We knew they were ready to suffer with eight people in the box. The intention was to keep the intensity high. "This is what we did very good. We never let them breathe or come out for counter-attacks. We have a big reward with this result. "This is one of the toughest challenges to open a defence like Atletico." Chelsea are currently unbeaten since Thomas Tuchel took over the club last month. source - Express / Join us on Telegram / Follow us on Twitter

Champions League: Olivier Giroud gives huge advantage to Chelsea with a goal against Atletico Madrid