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Thomas Tuchel has set a record for the longest ever unbeaten start by a Chelsea manager as he reached 13 straight matches without defeat to open his Blues tenure on Wednesday.
That run has eclipsed previous Chelsea record-holder Luiz Felipe Scolari, who went 12 games unbeaten in 2008 to start his tenure at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues held a 1-0 away lead heading into the clash at Stamford Bridge.
Despite dominating possession, the Blues could have gone behind had Yannick Carrasco been awarded a penalty after Cesar Azpilicueta grabbed him in the box.
But Thomas Tuchel’s side all but to the tie to bed after 34 minutes when Hakim Ziyech stroked home the opener.
Kai Havertz capitalised on the counter to feed a galloping Timo Werner, with the German squaring an inch-perfect pass to Ziyech, whose shot could have been saved by Jan Oblak.
The goal meant Atleti needed to score three goals to win the tie, and Diego Simeone’s men never looked like climbing the mountain.
To compound matters, Stefan Savic was shown a soft red-card with nine minutes remaining after elbowing Antonio Rudiger.
The German made the most of the contact by collapsing on the ground, which ultimately got Savic sent off.
Emerson Palmieri put the cherry on top deep into stoppage time with a beautiful left-footed strike.
The Blues will learn their next opponent on Friday, while Atleti head back to Spain to mull what could have been.