In a highly-anticipated rematch for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, Chelsea beat Atlético de Madrid by a 2-0 margin, which allowed them to move on to the next round with a 3-0 advantage on aggregate. The English side played a much better series and deservedly advanced in the tournament.
This early exit is a huge blow for Diego Simeone’s squad, who looked very weak on both games. The Colchoneros are currently leading La Liga standings, but their gap with Barcelona and Real Madrid was reduced. Their season may be falling apart after this shocking resultunless they hold onto their leadin the league.
However, Atlético didn’t look like a title contender team at all, and Chelsea put three past them in the tie. Fans didn’t hesitate to go to the Internet to show their reactions and thoughts to an upsetting performance from the Spanish side atStamford Bridge.
Funny memes and reactions to Atlético eliminated by Chelsea
The first leg already had many people turning into social media due to the controversy in that game and also to complain about how boring those 90 minutes were. This time, the elimination of Atlético de Madrid was also enough to see how many memes were shared.
The surprising lack of strength showed by Atleti in this series was one of the main topics, while others couldn’t believe how Chelsea changed so much with Thomas Tuchel this season. Let’s take a look at the hilarious comments and reactions to this Champions League game.
All in all, Atlético de Madrid were shocked once again in the Champions League and they’re out of the race. Chelsea had a massive improvement since Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard, and they are among the best eight teams of European’s top competition.