Olivier Giroud Hero of the Blues, Munich destroys Lazio.
Olivier Giroud Hero of the Blues, Munich destroys Lazio.
The last 16 match of the Champions League which took place on Wednesday, 24/2/2021 had already taken place, the first leg of the meeting between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea took place at Arena Nationala, Bucharest, while in the other match Lazio hosted Bayern Munich at the Olimpico Roma Stadium.
The match Atletico Madrid versus Chelsea was won by the Blues Chelsea with a score of 0-1. Olivier Giroud became a Chelsea hero in the 68th minute through the French player's lone goal. Giroud scored a wonderful goal with an overhead kick, the only goal for Chelsea that gave them a great chance of progressing to the last eight, the second leg will be played at Chelsea.
The Spanish government's ban related to the COVID-19 pandemic policy which prohibits visitors from arriving in the country of Matador forced the Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea match to be moved, the match that originally had to be held at Ros Rojiblancos, Wanda Metropolitano was forced to move to Arena Nationala, Bucharest.
In this match, Chelsea has more control over the match, they also have more golden opportunities to score goals than Atletico Madrid. Meanwhile, the Chelsea coach said after the match the game played by his foster children was extraordinary, Thomas Tuchel also admitted that he was very happy that Olivier Giroud was able to score a spectacular Chelsea victory.
On the other hand, Los Rojiblancos tactician Diego Simeone said that his opponents played well in that match, but they had played their best, the team had done their best, Chelsea was very tough in that match. But he will not give up, he will immediately conduct an evaluation for the second leg match later, Los Rojiblancos will provide tough resistance in the next match.
In another second leg match, Lazio had to admit the might of last season's defending champions, they were devastated 1-4 by Bayern Munich. Playing at home made Lazio unable to move, Simeone Inzaghi's team was unable to do much when facing Munich.
Munich's winning goal was scored by Robert Lewandowski (9), Jamal Musiala (24), Leroy Sane (42) and an own goal from Acerbi (47) while Lazio were only able to score one goal through Joaquin Correa (49). Lazio's defeat made their move to qualify for the last eight even harder, in the second leg they will play at Bayern Munich.
Simeone Inzaghi as Lazio coach after the match said that his players looked stiff or nervous when they faced Bayern Munich, the German team played very well and were able to control the match, as Lazio resulted in a big defeat. Simeone Inzaghi will continue to focus on his team to qualify for the next round, even though they have to win four goals in the second leg.
Bayern Munchen coach, Hansi Flick said that he was satisfied with the victory his team won in this match, Flick believes that Bayern Munich will be able to qualify for the next round. The victory made their chances very open because in the second leg they played at home.