Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel was delighted with his side’s win over Atletico Madrid but says there is no room for complacency.
Thomas Tuchel has urged his Chelsea side to not get into their comfort zone after an important 1-0 away win over Atletico Madrid. A tough run of fixtures awaits the Blues.
An acrobatic finish from Olivier Giroud was enough to settle matters on a night where Chelsea were clearly the better team. For context, Atletico Madrid failed to take a single shot on target.
Manchester United, Liverpool, Everton and Leeds are next in the Premier League, ahead of Chelsea welcoming Diego Simeone’s side to Stamford Bridge in the second leg of their Champions League tie.
It will be a big test of the Blues’ quality as Chelsea remain unbeaten in the eight games after Tuchel took over from Frank Lampard last month.
“I’m super happy for the players and for my team that we have such a big reward for a top performance,” he said as per the club’s website.
“It was very important that we were absolutely concentrated for all 96 minutes, that we accepted also that it is very hard to create chances, but we did all that.”
Chelsea will miss Mason Mount and Jorginho for the second leg tie, and Tuchel says the job is not done yet.
“Mount and also Jorginho, we will be missing two crucial players in the next leg, that makes it not easy for us,” he added.
“I am very happy with the performance of everybody, that includes Mason. Again a big effort with a high intensity. Playing like this he has a big impact on our team.”
“But honestly now we play Man U, Liverpool, Everton, and Leeds, and we cannot get too comfortable, we cannot get lazy. These games will push us to our limits and then we will think about solutions for the second game against Atletico.”
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