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Atlético de Madrid will face the Chelsea in the round of 16 Champions League, according to the draw held this Monday at the headquarters of the UEFA in Nyon (Switzerland).
A result that the coach of the English team, Frank Lampard, has not liked him too much. With the amount of teams in Pot 2, you can play the Athletic it was the worst possible news.
However, not all the personalities around the ‘blue’ painting share his idea. Other legends of the Chelsea they are delighted with the luck of the draw. Or at least not as pessimistic as Lampard.
He Chelsea should face his knockout round of 16 of the Champions League with the Atlético de Madrid “Full of optimism”, according to Glenn
Hoddle, one of the legends of English football.
“It’s a tough draw,” Hoddle acknowledged to BT Sport. “It’s the one they probably didn’t want. I don’t think Barcelona is scary at the moment, I wouldn’t fear them, but Atlético is stubborn, they are such a stubborn team …. It is very difficult to play against them. As I said, they have a balance in their team when their coach allows them to play, they can play good expansive football at times, and they put it into practice if they need it in a game, ”said the now commentator.
“I think that he Chelsea certainly has the firepower up front to defeat the Athletic, but it also depends on how you go to these big matches. I feel that we are achieving confidence, momentum and results, but we will not know until the game approaches ”, he said.
“We have to hope that the three English clubs are like this when they enter these matches, particularly the Chelsea against Atlético ”, he explained to add that for him there are some players who will be key:“Werner and Thiago Silva They are two great experienced players who will fear nothing in those games.
“He Chelsea is a team that wants to play and Frank he wants his team to play his way, he will not change his way of playing, maybe a little away from home there may be a bit of ‘don’t give anything away’ in the beginning ”, he reflected.
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