Olivier Giroud‘s bicycle-kick aim awarded after video overview gave Chelsea a 1-0 win in opposition to Atletico Madrid within the first leg of the spherical of 16 of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
It took practically three minutes for Giroud and his teammates to have the ability to have fun the vital 68th-minute away aim that was initially disallowed for offside.
Giroud was clearly in entrance of the defenders when he pulled off his acrobatic shot, however VAR decided that the ball got here from Atletico defender Mario Hermoso, thus annulling the offside.
Atletico was the house staff however the match was performed in Bucharest, Romania, due to journey restrictions stopping guests from Britain getting into Spain.
The second leg will likely be on March 17 in London.
Within the different round-of-16 match on Tuesday, Bayern Munich defeated Lazio 4-1 in Italy.
It was the second consecutive loss for Atletico after a seven-match unbeaten streak in all competitions. It was additionally the eighth straight sport during which the Spanish membership has conceded a aim, extending its worst run and not using a clear sheet since coach Diego Simeone arrived in late 2011.
Chelsea is but to lose in its eight matches since coach Thomas Tuchel changed Frank Lampard on the helm.
It had been a lackluster match till Giroud’s aim, with neither staff managing to create many important scoring alternatives and with the goalkeepers not having to work too arduous. Chelsea managed possession and regarded a bit extra harmful, however each side gave the impression to be happy with the scoreless draw and did not take too many dangers.
Hermoso was making an attempt to clear the ball from the world and ended kicking it backward in a ball dispute with Mason Mount. Giroud reached up excessive together with his left foot ship the ball towards the nook of Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak.
Mount and Jorginho had been proven yellow playing cards and can miss the second leg due to accumulation of playing cards.
Simeone needed to improvise with midfielder Marcos Llorente as a right-back in opposition to Chelsea due to a number of absences on protection, together with Kieran Trippier following an English betting investigation.
The groups had performed within the group stage of the Champions League within the 2017-18 season, with Chelsea successful 2-1 in Spain earlier than a 1-1 attract London. Atletico eradicated Chelsea within the semifinals in 2014.
It was in Bucharest that Simeone received his first title with Atletico, the 2012 Europa League.