The instruction cheers from the audience of the Chelsea Core 3 players who fell in the second game.

[엑스포츠뉴스 김정현 인턴기자] I could feel the changed atmosphere of Chelsea even in the audience.

Chelsea played in the match against Atletico Madrid in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 in the 2020/21 season held at home on the 18th (Korean time) and advanced to the quarterfinals after a 2-0 win.

Ahead of the game on this day, there was negative public opinion for Chelsea. That’s because the team’s main players Thiago Silva, Giorginho and Mason Mount are missing.

Thiago Silva returned to team training after being removed for a month due to a thigh injury in February, but he was still in the list because he was judged not in good shape to play the game.

Giorginho and Mason Mount received two warnings from the Champions League, and the match was confirmed due to cumulative disciplinary action.

On this day, Silva wore a red jumper and a red hat with his brand name on it, watching the game from the aisle of the audience. Giorginho and Mount also watched the game from the stand.

Silva was also spotted giving instructions to players by placing hands on both knees as a coach.

On the other hand, Atletico played in the second game with similar abilities to that of the first game, which could be against Chelsea.

However, Chelsea, headed by Thomas Tuchel, still filled the gap between the three players with a solid defense and a quick turnaround.

In the defense, Cesar Aspilicueta, Kurt Zuma and Antonio Lüdiger have already been stable in the league, filling the gap for Silva, and the gap at Mount was cleared up by Hakim Ziech scoring the winning goal.

Giorginho’s inability to distribute the ball left it a disappointment in the Chelsea attack, but N’Golo Kante showed tremendous amount of activity and defensive cover, and Matteo Kovacić also filled Giorginho’s gap with a different style with a wide range of action and ball carrying ability.

In the second half of the extra time, when Emerson scored the key to the game, Silva in the hallway cheered loudly, and Giorginho and Mount, who were sitting in the stands, ran out and hugged them to enjoy the feeling of victory.

Chelsea’s tactical and strategy, as well as the team atmosphere, changed significantly after Tuchel’s appointment and began running an undefeated march, continuing the uptrend.

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