Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel guided his side to an impressive victory over Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 fixture. Super striker Olivier Giroud was the star of the show and the scorer if the only goal as he helped the Blues seal a remarkable and much-needed first-leg win over their rivals.

Chelsea were very dominant right from the start of the game till the very end as they always looked the better side with more passes made, more ball possession held, more total attempts, and more shots on target as they completed a stunning job in their away fixture. Here are the three things that were noticed from the impressive win on Tuesday night.
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