Atletico Madrid are top of La Liga and are facing the opportunity to add both the domestic trophy and the Champions League silverware to Vincente Calderon. Meanwhile, Chelsea are travelling to Spain hoping to shake off their 2-1 defeat to Sunderland in the weekend. However, it will not be an easy task: Atletico Madrid haven’t lost a single home match in La Liga or in any of their Champions League matches this season.
PAST MEETINGS...
Chelsea 1 (Cahill) Atletico Madrid 4 (Falcao 3, Miranda), UEFA Super Cup, August 2012.
Atletico Madrid 2 (Aguero 2) Chelsea 2 (Drogba 2), Champions League, group stage, November 2009.
Chelsea 4 (Kalou 2, Lampard, Perea (OG)) Atletico Madrid 0, Champions League, group stage, October 2009.
STATS...
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 15 matches with Spanish sides in the Champions League. Their last defeat was against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge in February 2006.
The three competitive encounters between the two sides have produced 13 goals.
This will be Atletico Madrids first semi-finals of the European Cup/Champions League since 1974 when they eventually lost in the final against Bayern Munich.
Chelsea have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the seventh time since 2003/04, the joint highest tally along with Barcelona.
Atletico Madrid have only conceded five goals in 10 Champions League games this season, making them the team with the best defends in the competition.
Thibaut Courtois has saved 82,1% of shots faced in the Champions League this season, while Petr Cech has saved 76.7%.
ODDS...
Atletico Madrid to win: 1.91
Chelsea to win: 3.40
Draw: 5
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Atletico Madrid and Chelsea have met three times previously, twice in the Champions League and once in the European Super Cup; both teams have won once, with one draw.
Chelsea are unbeaten against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League (W1 D1); having met in the 2009-10 group stages.
The three competitive encounters between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea have produced 13 goals.
Atletico have won two of their last three games against English sides in European competition, losing the other.
The Madrid club have travelled to England nine times in European competition (excluding qualifiers) and won only once (at Leicester in September 1997), drawing four and losing four.
Atletico Madrid are in the semi-finals of the European Cup/Champions League for the first time since 1974, when they eventually lost the final to Bayern Munich after a replay.
Atletico have only conceded five goals in 10 Champions League games this season - the best defensive tally in the competition.
Chelsea have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the seventh time since 2003-04, the joint-highest tally alongside Barcelona.
Atletico are the only team unbeaten in the Champions League this season (eight wins, two draws
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