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Olivier Giroud Powers Chelsea Past Atletico Madrid in UCL Round of 16 Leg 1

Chelsea came away as 1-0 winners from the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday at Arena Nationala in Bucharest, Romania.

The sides were forced to play on neutral ground because of COVID-19 restrictions in Spain that prohibited Chelsea from making the trip to Madrid.

Olivier Giroud's overhead kick was the fixture's decisive score. The goal was the subject of a video review after the Frenchman was originally judged to be offside. Subsequently replays showed Atletico defender Mario Hermoso had the final touch before Giroud's incredible piece of individual skill:

Chelsea's form turned around upon naming Thomas Tuchel as their new manager on Jan.