CHE vs ATL Dream11 Tips for Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid Champions League Fixtures 18 March

CHE vs ATL Dream11: Boasting a 1-0 lead from the first leg thanks to a trademark Olivier Giroud spectacular, Chelsea welcome Atletico Madrid to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of their last-16 Champions League battle on Wednesday evening. Chelsea are yet to be beaten under new manager Thomas Tuchel. Though they haven’t exactly been the most enterprising side in the final third, the Blues have shored up their defense and all they might need to do on Wednesday is dig their heels in and defend out of their skin. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid let go of a great opportunity to keep their lead at the top of the La Liga table intact as they were held to a goalless draw by 10-men Getafe. 

Date: 18 March, Thursday
Time: 01:30 AM (IST)
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
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Recent form:

Chelsea – W-D-W-W-D
Atletico Madrid – L-W-D-W-D

Head-to-head (last one meetings)

CHE Wins- 02
Draws– 02
ATL Wins– 01

CHE vs ATL Today Match Prediction Details

Chelsea News

Injury Report and Unavailability: Thomas Tuchel has a few concerns going into the game. Tammy Abraham is a major doubt for Wednesday with an ankle injury. Thiago Silva is a doubt as well. Both Jorginho and Mason Mount are suspended for the second leg due to accumulation of yellow cards.

Expected changes and Strategy: Tuchel used a 4-2-3-1 system at Leeds on Saturday, but may revert back to his tried and tested 3-4-2-1 setup here. Kai Havertz has shown signs of promise in recent games but is still struggling to score so may drop to the bench here with Olivier Giroud preferred.

Chelsea Starting XI (Likely)

Edouard Mendy
Cesar Azpilicueta
Thiago Silva
Antonio Rudiger
Reece James
Mateo Kovacic
N’Golo Kante
Marcos Alonso
Kai Havertz
Hakim Ziyech
Olivier Giroud

Atletico Madrid News

Injury Report and Unavailability: Atletico Madrid have absolutely no injury concerns whatsoever heading into the match.

Expected changes and Strategy: Diego Simeone has elected to use a four-man defence of late and may continue that trend at Chelsea. That would see Marcos Llorente and Saul Niguez feature ahead of Koke, though Thomas Lemar is a more attacking option if Simeone wishes to take the game to the Blues.

Atletico Madrid Starting XI (Likely)

Jan Oblak
Kieran Trippier
Raul Jimenez
Stefan Savic
Renan Lodi
Koke
Marcos Llorente
Saul Niguez
Joao Felix
Yannick Carrasco
Luis Suarez

CHE vs ATL Dream11 Fantasy Football Tips

Captain Options

Olivier Giroud: Giroud has 6 goals and a total of 26 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 23.49%. He had a total of 13 big chances. He has a total of 1 assists, 11 key passes and he created a total of 15 chances.

Luis Suarez: Suarez has 5 goals and a total of 21 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 29.52%. He had a total of 8 big chances.  He has a total of 1 assists, 12 key passes (these are passes leading to a shot on goal) and he created a total of 8 chances.

X-factors, differential picks

Marcos Llorente: Llorente has 1 goal and a total of 4 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 15.23%. He had a total of 7 big chances. The Argentine has a total of 1 assists, 7 key passes and he created a total of 10 chances.

CHE vs ATL Dream 11 Teams

Goalkeeper: Mendy
Defenders: Savic, Azpilicueta, Trippier, Silva
Midfielders: Llorente, Ziyech, Carrasca, Kovacic
Attackers: Suarez, Giroud

Likely Winner:

Atletico have been renowned for their defensive prowess throughout the Simeone era, but Chelsea are certainly giving the La Liga leaders a good run for their money in that regard, and a fascinating battle is set to occur in the capital this week.The visitors simply have to go for goals lest they risk bowing out of the Champions League in disappointing fashion, and while Tuchel’s defence may finally be breached on home soil, we expect the Blues to demonstrate their European credentials with a hard-fought draw on their way to the quarter-finals. In our CHE vs ATL Today Match Prediction odds, we back for a 1-1 draw.