Thomas Tuchel will look to continue his impressive rebuild job at Chelsea on Wednesday when his side welcome Atletico Madrid to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of their Champions League Last 16 tie.
The Premier League side hold a slender 1-0 lead from the first leg, so Tuchel will have to ensure his side are rock solid in defence but still offer enough punch up front to keep Atletico at arm’s length for the duration of the game.
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In defence the Chelsea manager may face some issues, with Thiago Silva remains a doubt and may need replaced in the centre of defence. If Tuchel is to revert back to his 3-4-3 formation, we’re likely to see a back line of Cesar Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rüdiger in front of Edouard Mendy.
Naturally, this would then lead to Tuchel playing with two wing-backs in Marcos Alonso on the left and Reece James on the right. Red card suspensions to Jorginho and Mason Mount will also likely force Tuchel to go with a midfield pairing of N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic.
Up front, Tuchel will need to ensure his side have enough fire power and speed to hit Atletico on the break, so the Chelsea manager should stick with an improved Kai Havertz, alongside Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner.
Chelsea predicted XI against Atletico Madrid
Mason Mount 
Reece James 
Timo Werner 
Kai Havertz 
Hakim Ziyech 
Chelsea 
Atletico Madrid 
