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    Chelsea, Juventus progress

    Atletico Madrid was eliminated from the Champions League after a 1-1 draw at Chelsea that denied the English side top spot in Group C.

    Chelsea, Juventus progress
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    It was a depressing evening for both clubs at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday as neither got what it wanted from its final group fixture. 

    Atletico had to win to have a chance of advancing, but although Saul Niguez’s second-half header put the visitor ahead, Chelsea drew level through a Stefan Savic own goal. 

    In the end, Roma’s win against Qarabag in the other group match made the result irrelevant for Diego Simeone’s team, which failed to qualify for the last 16 for only the second time and the first since the 2009-10 season.

    It was a painful moment for Atletico and, after finishing as Champions League runners-up in 2014 and 2016, it is now consigned to the Europa League.

    Chelsea was already through to the knockout stages, but blew its chance to finish in first place.

    Meanwhile, Juan Cuadrado and Federico Bernardeschi scored in either half as Juventus sealed a berth in the Champions League knockout rounds on Tuesday with a 2-0 win over Olympiakos in Piraeus.

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