Cleaver Mourinho. He's applied this tactic every time he starts away in the semis with the same result. You can tell that Atletico is toast at Stamford.

Totally agree, i actually went to sleep after the first half. The result favors Chelsea going into the 2nd leg but s a boring match for a CL semi-final. Anyway Chelsea will not have it easy at Stamford Bridge, especially with Terry, Mikel and Lampard all missing...It means they'll only have Ramirez as the only dependable DM for that match. Btw Atletico have not lost a CL match this season and have the best defensive record in La Liga so don't think for a moment that it will be easy for Chelsea to score at Stamford.

@Kularaha....What about Barca, they've been pretty much one dimensional yet they've won almost everything available in club football! Maureen probably knows nothing about free flowing football, that's why he keeps struggling against the small teams.

Simeone “We will have to see later on whether the 0-0 result was good for them or for us.”

I dont think so. Atletico are good in being defensive too and can frustrate teams especially when they are the underdogs. Chelsea will have to be more attacking at home thus Atletico will be defensive and use the counter. Last night's match was a rare case where atletico were frustrated by chelsea, something Mourinho notes and was proud of.

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"Atletico were frustrated, whereas usually they are the ones who frustrate other teams," Mourinho said. "My side had a solid performance, we played in a way that irritated them. Atletico Madrid beat Milan and Barcelona here, while we were able to control the game."

In London, chelsea will have to look for a goal thus the game will be different for sure.

Mourinho will make them defend in London... remember oscar and hazard did not play yesteday... those will replace Lampard and Mikel... JT will be replaced by Luiz.... half park the bus, half move the bus!!!

You can keep me away from football but you can't deny me a chance to watch comedy starring Luiz and co ......and i am thinking,shouldn't UEFA take action against Luiz for injuring his colleagues?

Or when Mourinho packs a bus behind the goal and only realises after the game

"CFC is a rich successful club.A big club. Top 3 in titles the last decade in Europe.They might beat AM,but wud do so playing lk a small team" — Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague) April 22, 2014

http://www.sport.co.uk/f...ion-why-mou-why/4687775/

the bell has rung. its action time sk!

. Pepe...the diving defender..

Pep has replaced German efficiency with tik taka pass pass and bore your opponent to death!