Atletico Madrid 1-2 Chelsea: Michy Batshuayi scores dramatic winner with last kick of game after Alvaro Morata cancelled out Antoine Griezmann's opener

  • Michy Batshuayi scored deep into injury time to secure Chelsea a dramatic victory over Atletico Madrid
  • Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring for Diego Simeone's side from the penalty spot on 40 minutes 
  • David Luiz conceded a penalty six minutes before half time after tugging Lucas' shirt in the penalty area
  • Former Real Madrid star Alvaro Morata brought them level on the hour with a brilliant glancing header
  • And then Batshuayi was left unmarked to score the winning goal with the last kick of the European fixture 
  • AS IT HAPPENED: Recap all the action and goals from Wednesday night's Champions League matches

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Michy Batshuayi planted the ball in the net and the next thing anyone in the Wanda Metropolitano stadium knew, the Atletico Madrid club anthem was emerging through the speakers and it was time to go home.

Yes, that late. Yes, that much of a killer. This was a huge victory for Chelsea, a milestone for English football, too. No English club had won away to Atletico Madrid, and their coach Diego Simeone had been unbeaten by the English. 

Chelsea also became the first visiting club to score at Madrid's new home, and therefore also the first to win. All things considered, then, group stage or not, this was a greatly impressive three points, all the more so for coming from behind, and most of all for being thoroughly deserved. 


Michy Batshuayi (R) scored a dramatic injury-time winner to secure Chelsea a deserved 2-1 victory away at Atletico Madrid

Michy Batshuayi (R) scored a dramatic injury-time winner to secure Chelsea a deserved 2-1 victory away at Atletico Madrid

 The Belgium forward turned home Marcos Alonso's low cross to steal all three points with the final kick of the match

 The Belgium forward turned home Marcos Alonso's low cross to steal all three points with the final kick of the match

Former Chelsea forward Diego Costa, who this week returned to Atletico, puts his head in his hand following the late winner

Former Chelsea forward Diego Costa, who this week returned to Atletico, puts his head in his hand following the late winner

Alvaro Morata levelled the scores for Chelsea on the hour mark, heading in past Jan Oblak from Eden Hazard's pinpoint cross  

Alvaro Morata levelled the scores for Chelsea on the hour mark, heading in past Jan Oblak from Eden Hazard's pinpoint cross  

The ex-Real Madrid forward is embraced by Antonio Conte after getting his side back into tie with a brilliant glancing header

The ex-Real Madrid forward is embraced by Antonio Conte after getting his side back into tie with a brilliant glancing header

Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring for Atletico from the penalty spot after David Luiz fouled Lucas just before the break

Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring for Atletico from the penalty spot after David Luiz fouled Lucas just before the break

The France forward is engulfed by his team-mates following his penalty, which gave them the lead shortly before half-time

Atletico boss Diego Simeone celebrates Griezmann's opener - his side had been on the back foot for much of the first half

Atletico boss Diego Simeone celebrates Griezmann's opener - his side had been on the back foot for much of the first half

Luiz was booked for his foul on Lucas - the defender tugged his opponent's shirt, an offence that earned him a yellow card

Luiz was booked for his foul on Lucas - the defender tugged his opponent's shirt, an offence that earned him a yellow card

MATCH FACTS, TABLE AND GROUP C STANDINGS

Atletico Madrid (4-4-2): Oblak; Juanfran, Godin, Lucas, Filipe Luis; Koke, Thomas (Gimenez 77), Saul, Carrasco (Torres, 69); Correa (Gaitan 70), Griezmann

Subs not used: Moya, Savic, Gabi, Vietto

Goals: Griezmann 41

Yellow cards: Thomas 47, Griezmann 54

Chelsea (3-5-1-1): Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill; Moses, Bakayoko, Kane, Fabregas, Alonso; Hazard (Willian, 82); Morata (Batshuayi 82)

Subs not used: Caballero, Rudiger, Christensen, Zappacosta, Pedro

Goals: Morata 60, Batshuayi 90

Yellow cards: David Luiz 40

Referee: Cuneyt Cakir 

A look at Alvaro Morata's equaliser using Sportsmail's excellent MATCH ZONE. More statistics, graphics and information can be found here.


 

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Chelsea were the better team and could have had the game done before half-time had Eden Hazard and Alvaro Morata taken several chances. They could be a force in the Champions League this season, too. Even the 6-0 cakewalk against Qarabag has been put into perspective by Roma's slender 2-1 win in Azerbaijan.

Watching from the stand, meanwhile, Diego Costa would have been only too aware of the changing of the guard. He may have got the move his heart desired but, professionally, it is no upgrade. He has left the stronger team of the two and Chelsea have moved swiftly on without him.

Not only is Morata an outstanding replacement, but Batshuayi is developing into quite the understudy — a scorer of vital goals, like the one that clinched the title against West Bromwich last season. 

His winner here looked simple enough, but wasn't, Chelsea still applying late pressure four minutes into injury time after David Luiz was fouled, and finally getting the breakthrough from a low cross by Marcos Alonso. 

Batshuayi turned it home from inside the six-yard box and in an instant the final credits were rolling. At first it seemed the Atletico anthem was a forlorn attempt at a rallying cry, then as the players began shaking hands it became apparent it was all over. Batshuayi had truly delivered the last kick of the game, and Atletico were feeling the soft spot where it landed.

As for the man Batshuayi replaced after 82 minutes in Chelsea's front line, what more can be said? Low maintenance, but high scoring. If only all strikers were crafted as efficiently as Morata. 

He alone might not have delivered the win, but he scored the first away goal here and played a huge part in victory over one of European football's toughest opponents. Atletico may have to wait on Costa's first appearance in January, but they are not short of class in his absence. 

Wednesday night's tie was the first European match to be played at Atletico's new 68,000-seater Wanda Metropolitano

Wednesday night's tie was the first European match to be played at Atletico's new 68,000-seater Wanda Metropolitano

Chelsea's tireless midfielder N'Golo Kante puts former Blues defender Filipe Luis under pressure during the opening minutes

Chelsea's tireless midfielder N'Golo Kante puts former Blues defender Filipe Luis under pressure during the opening minutes

Hazard, who struck the post with a deflected 20-yard effort on 12 minutes, is chased by Atletico central midfielder Thomas 

Hazard, who struck the post with a deflected 20-yard effort on 12 minutes, is chased by Atletico central midfielder Thomas 

Yannick Ferreira Carrasco skips by Chelsea defender and former Marseille star Cesar Azpilicueta down the left touchline

Yannick Ferreira Carrasco skips by Chelsea defender and former Marseille star Cesar Azpilicueta down the left touchline

Conte and Simeone, two of the most animated coaches in world football, dish out instructions from the touchline

Conte and Simeone, two of the most animated coaches in world football, dish out instructions from the touchline

GRAHAM POLL'S VIEW 

Davis Luiz let his Chelsea team-mates down with a lazy piece of defending to concede a penalty in a match which Chelsea were dominating.

Luiz was caught flat-footed and clearly held Lucas Hernandez (ringed, left) by the shirt at an Atletico corner and was rightly punished when Cuneyt Cakir pointed to the spot.

Chelsea had not looked like conceding until that point and despite last night's win Luiz will be hoping his sloppy defending doesn't cost the Blues in future.

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He was back in black in the stand, genial now he has got his way, and his former team-mates showed there were no hard feelings when their paths crossed in the tunnel.

On the pitch, meanwhile, Morata continues to demonstrate why Costa may not be as missed as many imagine. This was his seventh goal in as many games for Chelsea this season, another one showcasing his impressive aerial ability. What a weapon he is when given good service. 

It was perfect for him here — a quite lovely cross from the outstanding Hazard, directed past goalkeeper Jan Oblak with delightful ease.

That is Morata's talent, making it look easy when plainly it is not. Costa, it has to be said, was rarely this understated. Everything was aggro, everything was conflict. 

Morata merely ran off to celebrate his equalising goal with Chelsea's bench, leading a procession of team-mates, only too happy to now present a united front. 

In one game he now has 50 per cent of Costa's Champions League total for Chelsea — he scored just two goals in 15 matches. Batshuayi's goal was his second for Chelsea in Europe, equalling Costa's total. 

The goal will have meant a little more to Morata, too, having suffered a barrage of jeers and whistles throughout, his punishment for being a former Real Madrid man. 

The barracking when he was substituted with eight minutes to go was one of the loudest noises the home crowd generated all night. If only they knew what his replacement would get up to they would have cheered for him to stay on. 

Morata, who made 95 appearances for Atletico's bitter rivals Real, tumbled over under the challenge of defender Lucas

Morata, who made 95 appearances for Atletico's bitter rivals Real, tumbled over under the challenge of defender Lucas

The Chelsea striker fired wide from 12 yards early on, before seeing his header saved by Oblak in a promising first half

The Chelsea striker fired wide from 12 yards early on, before seeing his header saved by Oblak in a promising first half

Atletico forward Griezmann, who struggled to get into the game in the early stages, challenges Gary Cahill in Madrid

Atletico forward Griezmann, who struggled to get into the game in the early stages, challenges Gary Cahill in Madrid

Former Chelsea forward Costa, who recently completed a return back to the Spanish capital, watches from the stands

Former Chelsea forward Costa, who recently completed a return back to the Spanish capital, watches from the stands

Conte selected three midfielders, including new signing Tiemoue Bakayoko (above), for the trip to the Wanda Metropolitano

Conte selected three midfielders, including new signing Tiemoue Bakayoko (above), for the trip to the Wanda Metropolitano

SUPER STAT 

11 - Alvaro Morata has scored 11 headers in the league and Champions League since the start of last season, 44 per cent of his goals. In that period, he averages a headed goal every 185 minutes.

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So justice was done. Chelsea dominated the bulk of the first half, enjoying a sustained 20 minutes of pressure as impressive as any spell enjoyed by an English side against elite opposition in this competition in years. 

Yet, somehow, they went in at half-time behind by a goal, and it could have been two had Atletico not squandered the last chance of the half.

The blame for this deficit had to go to Luiz. Hailed as the man who made Conte's Chelsea click a year ago, his start to the 2017-18 season could not have been more different. He has been sent off for a rash tackle and here was another costly moment of madness, turning the game on its head in the 39th minute.

Chelsea were in control until that point. It had taken Atletico until the 37th minute to mount a threat to goal, when a deflected shot earned a corner and as the ball came in Luiz needlessly manhandled Lucas Hernandez to the floor, tugging at his shirt in a most obvious fashion. Referee Cuneyt Cakir brandished a yellow card for Luiz and signalled the penalty Atletico's play — if not Luiz's lunacy — scarcely deserved.

Antoine Griezmann took it, old school, a powerful shot past Thibaut Courtois, who spent three years on loan here and is still a crowd favourite. He nearly did them a favour, too, his parry from a shot by Koke with seconds to go before half-time only pushing the ball out to Saul Niguez, whose low shot was fierce, but narrowly wide.  

Luiz skips past Spain midfielder Koke during a first half in which Chelsea created a number of promising openings

Luiz skips past Spain midfielder Koke during a first half in which Chelsea created a number of promising openings

Juanfran (right) pleads his innocence after tangling with Hazard as the visitors looked to turn their superiority into goals 

Juanfran (right) pleads his innocence after tangling with Hazard as the visitors looked to turn their superiority into goals 

Angel Correa tries to hold off the attention of Alonso - despite playing well the visitors headed in at the break 1-0 down

Angel Correa tries to hold off the attention of Alonso - despite playing well the visitors headed in at the break 1-0 down

Cesc Fabregas and Azpilicueta try to close down Carrasco as he fires a shot at goal during Wednesday night's showdown

Cesc Fabregas and Azpilicueta try to close down Carrasco as he fires a shot at goal during Wednesday night's showdown

Juanfran goes down in pain after being caught by a stray arm by Morata early in the second half as Chelsea looked to level

Juanfran goes down in pain after being caught by a stray arm by Morata early in the second half as Chelsea looked to level

Fabregas tries to avoid the attention of compatriots Juanfran and Koke as Conte's side piled the pressure on after the break

Fabregas tries to avoid the attention of compatriots Juanfran and Koke as Conte's side piled the pressure on after the break

Goalscorer Griezmann is shown a yellow card for a nasty challenge on Hazard shortly before Morata levelled the match

Goalscorer Griezmann is shown a yellow card for a nasty challenge on Hazard shortly before Morata levelled the match

The victorious Chelsea team celebrate their highly impressive victory in the dressing room at the Wanda Metropolitano

The victorious Chelsea team celebrate their highly impressive victory in the dressing room at the Wanda Metropolitano

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