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'We never let them breathe' - Tuchel revels in Chelsea's Champions League win at defensive Atletico Madrid

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel expressed his happiness with his side's performance against a defensive Atletico Madrid side, as the Blues pulled out a 1-0 Champions League win on Tuesday.

Olivier Giroud's second-half stunner was enough for Chelsea in Bucharest, as they will take a big advantage into their home leg of the last-16 tie.

Tuchel said the Blues anticipated their opponents might set up defensively and was happy that they managed to break through Atletico's stodgy back line.

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What Tuchel said

Speaking to BT Sport, the Chelsea boss said: "Fantastic result, fantastic goal.