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ATLETICO MADRID WANT TO SIGN CHELSEA’S MARCOS ALONSO

Spanish giants Atletico Madrid have set their sights on Chelsea left-back Marcos Alonso and they want to take the defender away from Stamford Bridge in a deal that would see him become a new La Liga player by the end of January. This is according to El Chiringuito, a Spanish TV show.

Alonso has further fallen down the pecking order at Stanford Bridge following the arrival of Ben Chilwell last summer from Leicester City. He is now behind both the English left-back and Brazilian defender Emerson Palmieri for that position and wants to seek a move away from the club to get more game time.

CHELSEA GET TOUGH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW

Chelsea have been handed a tough draw in the Champions League round of 16 after it was revealed that they would face Atletico Madrid for a place in the quarterfinals of the competition. It is the one of the top two picks of the round of 16 after the drawtook place on Monday. Chelsea have a history with Atletico Madrid whom they faced in the Champions League semi-finals in 2014 and in the group stage during the 2016/17 season. Atletico Madrid eliminated Chelsea in the last four to seal a final place. They went on to lose that final to city rivals Real Madrid who won 4-1 at the end of extra time.

Blues boss Frank Lampard has made instant reaction to the Champions League draw during his pre-match press conference ahead of the Wolves game in the Premier League. Wolves play hosts to Chelsea in the first match of week 13 games at the Molineux on Tuesday.