Today will be played the second ticket to the final

30 of April. In London will be contested the second ticket to the final of the Champions League. It will compete in the Spanish "Atletico" and English "Chelsea". The first game was played in Madrid a week ago and ended in a goalless draw.

This result was favorable to the London club, chief of which is an experienced coach Jose Mourinho. Recall that Mourinho has previously won the Champions League with Porto and inter. In the match held in Madrid, in the middle of the first half Chelsea lost goalkeeper Petr Cech, on his field was replaced by mark Schwarzer. In the end, Atletico failed to score a single goal (for the first time in the Champions League). However, this favorable result and Atletico Madrid. As in the previous stages of the UEFA Champions League with Madrid, the club won three times and two draws. And it is this result allows Atletico Madrid in London to reach the final.

A bit of history

Atletico Madrid reached the semifinal of the Champions League for the first time in 40 years. Chelsea a few years ago won this tournament. Last season the London club triumphed in the Europa League. In General wards Jose Mourinho are able to achieve their results. So, in the quarterfinals of the English club in the first match has lost "the Paris Saint-Germain" (the meeting ended with the score 1:3), however Chelsea were able to recoup on the home field in the return game with the score 2:0.

The head coach "Chelsea" before the last match of the championship England outwitted all. He stated that donate the Premier League and put on a crucial game with Liverpool reserves. All the fans were shocked by such a Declaration and discussed a possible violation of the principles of fair play in conducting the fight for the title. In the end, the team entered this game in the mixed composition. "Chelsea" in this match won with the score 2:0, which reduced the backlog from the leader of the tournament on three points.

Mourinho for the game with Atletico lost two of their key Midfielders – John Obi Michela and Frank Lampard, who will miss this match due to suspension.

Head coach "Atletico", in turn, lost their defensive midfielder – captain Gaby. This loss worth it. Gaby has spent all the previous matches without replacement and at a high level. Suffice it to recall that in the semi-final game against Barcelona Gaby almost single-handedly outplayed all their star Midfielders. A replacement captain will, most likely, Tiago, however, it is unlikely that the replacement will be of equal value.

But the Madrid team have no injured players, Chelsea the injured John Terry and Petr Cech. Mourinho's Madrid after the match said that Cech has been ruled out until the end of the season, but on Tuesday Petr Cech trained with the rest. The upcoming game will be difficult, the outcome of the meeting may depend on one goal.

Diego Simeone (coach Atletico) did not believe that Chelsea and Atletico Madrid are the same team. He said that when two teams play exactly the same way – it's boring. Chelsea and Atletico have a different strategy game that will allow viewers not to be bored at the match.

The meeting between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid will begin at 22:45 Moscow time at stadium "Stamford bridge". At the head of the judging team, which will serve for the match, will be Nicholas frost.

The winner of this match will meet in the final with real Madrid. The Champions League final will be held in Lisbon on may 24.