Atlético Madrid vs. Chelsea, 2014 UEFA Champions League: Scoreless as expected

The first half in Madrid was every bit as dull and defensive as you’d expect. Chelsea’s lineup was designed to keep Atléti contained, and for the most part it worked. It certainly wasn’t designed to attack the goal, because the Blues basically did none of that.

John Terry suffered a foot injury, and left the match in the 73rd minute after Diego Costa came down on his foot.

Chelsea are going to have to play the rest of Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League match against Atlético Madrid without Petr Cech. Judging by how quickly he exited the game, he may be out for longer than that. He had to come off injured early in the first half.

And let’s make the joke you’re all thinking about right now: No, Thibaut Courtois cannot be recalled from his loan mid-match.

Torres was just a young boy who went to the Estadio Calderon to root for his team. And sing for Diego Simeone.

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This game is pretty much impossible to predict, with both sides looking very evenly matched. Both Diego Simeone and José Mourinho share a common counterattacking style, which means we could see a cagey opening leg in Madrid on Wednesday. Then again, we might have predicted that when these sides last met in the final of the UEFA Super Cup back in 2012. On that occasion Atléti demolished Chelsea 4-1, albeit thanks to a hattrick from the now-departed Radamel Falcao.

Match Date/Time: Tuesday, 8:45 p.m. local, 2:45 p.m. ET