Chelsea: Scouting Atletico Madrid's form, strengths and weaknesses

Chelsea: Scouting Atletico Madrid’s form, strengths and weaknesses

By Dan Clark | Dec 4, 2017

MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 02: Antoine Griezmann (2ndR) of Atletico de Madrid celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates Gabi Fernandez (R); Yannick Carrasco (3dR),Diego Godin (3dL), Thomas Teye Partey (2ndL) and Fernando Torres (L) during the La Liga match between Club Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad de Futbol at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on December 2, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) /

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MADRID, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 27: Alvaro Morata of Chelsea celebrates with Marcos Alonso of Chelsea after he scores his sides first goal during the UEFA Champions League group C match between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea FC at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on September 27, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) /

3. Weaknesses

As with any of Europe’s elite sides, picking out an obvious weakness is not an easy task. However, Chelsea will be confident going into this one after the win in Madrid earlier on in the campaign.

On that occasion, Chelsea had a lot of joy through direct passes into Morata and Hazard and working off one another. Atletico will try to close off these avenues this time, but this could be an area for Chelsea to exploit again.

Also, if Atletico play 4-4-2 and Chelsea play 3-5-2 as expected, Chelsea will have the extra man in midfield which should help them take control of this game. Atletico like to play very narrow, with Koke and Carrasco tucking in from wide positions, so there should be space out wide for Chelsea’s wing-backs.

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