Kick Off: Giroud's bicycle kick helps Chelsea beat Atletico; Bayern thrash Lazio

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Match Reports

Atletico 0-1 Chelsea: Giroud's marvelous goal helps Chelsea take first leg lead

VAR confirms Giroud's splendid goal as Chelsea seal victory over Atletico

Lazio 1-4 Bayern: Lewy, Musiala, Sane goal help Bayern dominate the game

Lewandowski & Co score to help Bayern dominate the Lazio clash

Top Headlines

Roman Abramovich 'to hand Chelsea £260m warchest' to sign Haaland and others

It seems Roman Abramovich is not ready to rest on his laurels as he prepares to splash more cash this summer to get Chelsea back competing at the top of the table.

Suarez gets away with pinching Rudiger during Chelsea win

Luis Suarez got up to more antics on the football field again on Tuesday evening as Atletico Madrid took on Chelsea in the Champions League.

These things happen

Lewandowski knocks Raul off Champions League goalscoring podium

Nine minutes was all it took for Robert Lewandowski to open the scoring for Bayern Munich in the first leg of their last 16 tie with Lazio.

Pogba joins Messi, Sancho, and Van de Sanden in new Pepsi advert

Paul Pogba has joined Lionel Messi and Jadon Sancho in fronting Pepsi's new Champions League advert despite the Frenchman and Manchester United not reaching the knockout stages of this season's competition.

Tottenham players 'have grown bored and frustrated with Jose Mourinho's methods

Tottenham Hotspur players have reportedly become bored under the training methods deployed by Jose Mourinho and long for the return of sessions held by his predecessor Mauricio Pochettino.

Arsenal can complete Bellerin swap deal in dream transfer scenario for Edu

Arsenal could play the uncertainty over Hector Bellerin's future to their advantage by completing Edu's dream swap deal.

Man United could be 'offered Frankurt's star striker Andre Silva for £30m'

Manchester United could sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker Andre Silva in the summer if Edinson Cavani’s contract is not extended.

What they say

Koeman: I've spoken to Lenglet, he's taking this very personally

Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman has confirmed that Clement Lenglet has assumed responsibility for his mistake against Cadiz, making clear that the Frenchman is trying to make amends.

Kroos: Haaland and Mbappe won't help Real Madrid beat Atalanta

Real Madrid face Atalanta on Wednesday in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie and, on the eve of the game, Toni Kroos spoke to the press.

Suarez angry at being told he was too 'old' by Barca as he wanted 'more respect'

Luis Suarez felt he 'deserved more respect' from Barcelona last summer as he was left angry at their reasoning for forcing him out.

Antoine Griezmann joining Barcelona was a 'mistake', believes Jeremy Mathieu

Antoine Griezmann should never have swapped Atletico Madrid for Barcelona as he is not the same player since joining the club.

Mourinho: I will be remembered at Tottenham for good reasons

Jose Mourinho has rubbished rumours about his Tottenham Hotspur future and says that he will bring success to the club.

Poyet: When Hazard arrived in Madrid, he suddenly looked older

Former Real Zaragoza and Chelsea midfielder Gus Poyet has bemoaned the fact that Eden Hazard didn't join Real Madrid in the summer of 2018, which is when Cristiano Ronaldo departed.

In Depth

Lionel Messi: Do Man City really need Barca star? Pitch to Post Review podcast

Talk of Lionel Messi's future will ramp up in the coming months as he approaches the end of his Barcelona contract, but does a move to Man City make sense? The Pitch to Post Review show panel discuss.

FIXTURES OF THE DAY

UCL

Atalanta vs Real Madrid UTC 2021/02/24 20:00

Monchengladbach vs Man City UTC 2021/02/24 20:00

UEL

Tottenham vs Wolfsberger AC UTC 2021/02/24 17:00

La Liga

Barcelona vs Elche UTC 2021/02/24 18:00