Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel expre sed his happine s 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 inBucharest, as they will take a big advantage into their home leg of thelast-16 tie.
Tuchel said the Blues anticipated their opponents might set up defensively and was happy Deion Sanders Jerseys that they managed to break through Atletico'sstodgy back line.
What Tuchel said
Speaking to BT Sport, the Chelsea bo s said:"Fantastic result, fantastic goal. Well deserved.
"We wanted to dominate in the opponents' half, to never lose concentration, not to do any easy mistakes and always be aware of quick counterattacks for all their quality.
"It was a very disciplined performance - a deserved shut-out Arik Armstead Jerseys . This is the hard work, a team effort - George Kittle T Shirts the basis for a big win.
"We knew it Atletico packing their defence could happen. We told the guys if it happens maybe it's our quality and the respect. We wanted to be brave and play in their half.
"We knew they were ready to suffer with eight people in the box. The intention was to keep the intensity high. This is what we did very good. We never let them breathe or come out for counterattacks. We have a big reward with this result.
"This is one of the toughest challenges to open a defence like Atletico."
Tuchel's strong start at Chelsea continues
Since the former Dortmund and PSG bo s replaced Frank Lampard last month, he has won six and drawn two of his eight matches in charge of Chelsea.
Defence has Jimmy Garoppolo T Shirts been a strong point for Tuchel, with Chelsea conceding just twice in those eight matches. Only Jose Mourinho has had a better start defensively as Chelsea bo s.
2 - San Francisco 49Ers T Shirts Thomas Tuchel has conceded just two goals in eight games as Chelsea manager; in the club's history, the only coach to concede fewer goals after eight games in charge is Jos Mourinho (one). Mastercla s.
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Tuchel also became the third Chelsea manager to win his Fred Warner Jerseys first Champions League game in charge when that gametook place in the knockout stage, after Roberto Di Matteo and Guus Hiddink also did so.
What's next for Chelsea
The suddenly surging Blues face a tough run in the league, as they are set to face Manchester United, Liverpool, Everton and Leeds in their next four Premier League games.
Tuchel's side will then take on Atletico in the second leg on March 17.
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