Chelsea beat Atletico thanks to a goal in injury time

Batshuayi's goal in the 90+4 minute helped the English representative win 2-1 away in the second match of Group C of the Champions League.

Goals: Griezmann 40' - Morata 60', Batshuayi 90'+4

Chelsea are top of the group with two wins from two games. Meanwhile, Atletico have dropped to third with just one point from two games. In the other match of Group C, Roma beat Qarabag FK 2-1, thereby finishing second with four points.

Morata scored his eighth goal for Chelsea in nine appearances. Photo: Reuters.

Playing at the Wanda Metropolitano, where Atletico have yet to concede a goal this season, Chelsea played with confidence, relying on a muscular midfield, N'golo Kante and Tiemoue Bakayoko suffocating the space of the home team's creative specialists.

Antonio Conte's side created the first chances of the game. Eden Hazard, making his second start of the season, was at the heart of Chelsea's attacks. The Belgian's dribbling ability opened up opportunities for him and Morata in the opening minutes but both shots went wide.

The coordination between Hazard and Morata in this match was very impressive, although they certainly have only worked together for a short time. The proof was Hazard dropping the ball to a teammate, moving to receive the pass and shooting against the post after more than 10 minutes of the match.

Chelsea had a better match than Atletico with Hazard's mark. Photo: Reuters.

Midway through the first half, Morata continued to have chances but his header from David Luiz's long ball was pushed over the bar by goalkeeper Jan Oblak. Chelsea had the better of the game, had more possession but eventually conceded a penalty.

Luiz fouled Lucas Hernandez in defending a corner. The Brazilian defender did not jump to challenge for the ball but instead pulled him down. From the free kick, Antoine Griezmann fooled Thibaut Courtois to give the home team the lead.

But the threat posed by Hazard and Morata eventually cost Atletico. Seeing Juanfran suffer from Hazard's footwork, two Atletico players came out to cover but could not stop the Chelsea midfielder from crossing. Inside, Morata showed his wisdom once again, moving diagonally to the near post and making just enough head contact to beat Oblak.

Batshuayi scored the winning goal for Chelsea. Photo: Reuters.

It was Morata's eighth goal in nine games since his move to Chelsea and it was a reminder to Diego Costa, who was watching from the stands, that the Stamford Bridge side will not soon forget the goals scored by the striker who moved to Atletico. More importantly, the goal was the result of a perfect combination between Hazard and Morata, something Conte is keen to develop and turn into a powerful weapon for Chelsea this season.

In the final minute of injury time of the second half, Michy Batshuayi, who had replaced Morata 10 minutes earlier, continued to show his scoring instinct. The 23-year-old striker was in the right place to tap the ball into the net after a cross from Marcos Alonso. Before leaving the field, Morata missed the chance to score twice when he failed to finish one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

The win was a deserved result for Chelsea in a game where they dominated their opponents both in terms of possession and chances. This was only Atletico's second defeat in 24 home games in the Champions League since Diego Simeone took charge.

According to VNE