Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has paid tribute to his side for making Atletico Madrid ‘suffer’ during their 1-0 win on Tuesday night.

Olivier Giroud’s stunning overhead kick gave the Blues a precious away goal to take back to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of their Champions League last 16 clash.

On BT Sport, Tuchel said: “Fantastic result, fantastic goal. Well deserved.

“We wanted to dominate in the opponents’ half, to never lose concentration, not to do any easy mistakes and always be aware of quick counter-attacks for all their quality.

“It was a very disciplined performance – a deserved shut-out. This is the hard work, a team effort – the basis for a big win. We knew it [Atletico packing their defence] could happen.

“We told the guys if it happens maybe it’s our quality and the respect. We wanted to be brave and play in their half. We knew they were ready to suffer with eight people in the box. The intention was to keep the intensity high.

“This is what we did very good. We never let them breathe or come out for counter-attacks. We have a big reward with this result. This is one of the toughest challenges to open a defence like Atletico.”