UCL: Giroud stunning overhead kick gives Chelsea win against Atletico Madrid
Olivier Giroud scored a stunning overhead kick to give Chelsea a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid in their Champions League last 16 first leg against the La Liga leaders on Tuesday night.
The Frenchman initially had his strike ruled out for offside, but VAR was used to identify that Giroud had latched on to a ball off Mario Hermoso rather than one of his Chelsea teammates, therefore the goal stood.
Because one picture of it doesn't seem enough right..? ๐คฉ @_OlivierGiroud_ #ATMCHE pic.twitter.com/bojbqJdijV
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 23, 2021
Very few opportunities were created in the first half, although Timo Werner stung the palms of Jan Oblak with a strike to the near post after being played in behind the Atletico Madrid defence by Mason Mount.
๐๐๐ result in Bucharest! ๐
It ends 1-0, great performance Blues! ๐#ATMCHE pic.twitter.com/D12Cdsduko
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 23, 2021
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Chelsea looked the more likely of the two teams to make something happen and so it proved when Giroud struck his spectacular overhead kick winner which required a lengthy VAR review to check whether the Frenchman had been onside.
Diego Simeone made a number of late changes, but Atletico Madrid failed to truly test Edouard Mendy in the Chelsea goal as Thomas Tuchelโs side left Bucharest with a valuable 1-0 away victory.