Narration: This is how we live the game
Marina Granovskaia: Chelsea's iron lady who has cost Atlético more than 120 million
To cross a bridge in Europe it is not enough just to wish it.
You have to show that you know how to do it.
At no time did Atlético do it at Stamford Bridge.
The comeback was just a dream.
Chelsea never flinched and brought down the league leader again, who has no more worries left than those he has at home.
The Champions continues to give Simeone the slip.
It may not be enough just to insist.
Atlético was surprised by Ziyech's hook trying to find some way to cross the bridge.
Not an easy task because since the arrival of Tuchel, Chelsea has become a battleship (two goals in 12 games).
In that attempt to equalize the tie, with more heart than certainty, the ball returned like lightning towards Oblak's goal.
The flash was from Werner, who led the counterattack, as Joao Felix would have liked to.
His sharp delivery ended at the feet of his partner, who found a crack under the body of the Slovenian goalkeeper.
Maybe the rojiblanco dream died there, although it was not the first time they had found such a predicament at Stamford Bridge.
Someone like Koke had already lived that magical atmosphere of 2014, only now it was time to regain their spirits in the midst of silence.
Despite the income he was bringing from Bucharest, it was Chelsea who took possession of the ball to avoid unnecessary shocks.
Atlético's initial spirits were entangled between the legs of the spirited blue team.
Simeone had returned to the origins, with his two pure defenders and two full-backs, devising a different plan with which to surprise Tuchel's demanding team.
Along the way, Carrasco and Suárez claimed penalties, which neither the Italian Orsato nor his compatriot from the VAR found.
James and Marcos Alonso, the lanes of the British team, frequently peeked over the rival baseline, demanding an extra effort behind Trippier and Lodi, the Argentine's trick that lasted only a part, being conditioned by a yellow card.
Atlético was not much more than a glimpse of Joao Félix, who feels comfortable in Europe and with free wings to fly.
And as the plan did not seem the right one to grab Chelsea by the lapel, Simeone returned the team to its natural state this season.
That is, the line of three with Hermoso, leaving Carrasco and Trippier free to jump on the opponent.
The London response was forceful, after another against Werner that only Oblak's firm and powerful arm pushed away from the abyss.
Neither Koke nor Saúl were able to put a rhythm and a melody necessary for what the convoluted mission required in the core.
Atlético tried not to hide, which never had the situation or half controlled.
The comeback seemed more like a statement than a real possibility.
Still, Simeone shook his slate again and got hold of Dembélé, the guy who sent City off with a double for Lyon last summer.
The same one that had left a few flashes in Getafe, but no aim.
The Frenchman was the dynamite that never broke the silence of the Fulham neighborhood.
Because, to the general surprise, Luis Suárez left with an incredulous smile before the hour was up.
His far from home hex, where he hasn't scored since 2015, continues.
Without their star gunner, Atlético chased an unreal dream.
He died next to the Thames with Lemar, Joao and Correa.
The absence and presence of the Frenchman is perceived in the first game in the rojiblanco game.
"Come on, Tom!" Simeone screamed from the band.
The umpteenth metamorphosis of his drawing did not surprise the hieratic Tuchel, counterpoint in the Argentine band.
Chelsea never saw the tie in jeopardy because, among other things, Mendy just went through some slight trouble.
With the red (excessive) Savic ran aground at Atlético.
Emerson's final stab was a cruel epitaph.
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