Audio By Carbonatix
Olivier Giroud's spectacular second-half goal gave Chelsea the advantage in their Champions League last-16 tie with La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid.
Giroud put the ball in the net with an acrobatic overhead kick and, although it was originally judged offside, a video assistant review showed the ball had come off Atletico's Mario Hermoso in the build-up.
This was Thomas Tuchel's first Champions League game in charge of Chelsea and it took place in Bucharest, Romania, because of coronavirus restrictions.
The second leg will be held at Stamford Bridge on 17 March, although the Blues will be without midfielders Mason Mount and Jorginho as they will both be suspended after picking up bookings.
Marcos Alonso and Timo Werner had shots saved by Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak, but the Spanish side, who included former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, struggled to create scoring chances apart from Joao Felix's acrobatic volley, which went over.
The Blues finished top of Champions League Group E but it was not enough for former boss Frank Lampard to keep his job as he was replaced in January by Tuchel, who took Paris St-Germain to the 2019-20 Champions League final when they lost to Bayern Munich.
Latest Stories
-
Washington DC NPP Chairman signals bid for USA chairmanship
2 minutes -
Sheikh Ali Muniru remains Volta regional Imam, says National chief Imam
18 minutes -
GoldBod CEO accuses Minority of hypocrisy over Gold-for-Reserves losses
30 minutes -
Sammy Gyamfi to address alleged losses under gold for reserves programme on Jan 5
36 minutes -
BoG–GoldBod $214m hit is design failure, not market loss – Minority
46 minutes -
Festive season sees minor fires, but domestic cases hit 15–20 daily – GNFS
47 minutes -
CLGB statement on IMF-reported losses under the Gold-For-Reserves programme (G4R)
49 minutes -
Ghanaian scientist Moses Mayonu pioneers metabolomics research on the global stage
1 hour -
Planetech Week: Israeli Innovation Sweetens Global Tables with Cherry Tomatoes
1 hour -
Minority demands answers on Bawa-Rock Limited monopoly in GoldBod deal
1 hour -
Mahama urged to upgrade Tema General Hospital as TOR begins operationsÂ
2 hours -
Three suspects gunned down as police foil robbery on Anwiankwanta–Obuasi Highway
2 hours -
Volta REGSEC holds emergency meeting after Ho Central Mosque shooting
2 hours -
Child Online Africa raises alarm over inappropriate media exposure among Ghanaian children
2 hours -
TOR requires massive capital injection to compete with newer, more advanced refineries – COPEC
2 hours
