Qarabag 0 Atletico Madrid 0: Atleti face embarrassing Champions League exit after being held by ten-man hosts
La Liga powerhouses' disappointing draw in Azerbaijan is a major boost for group leaders Chelsea
ATLETICO MADRID handed Chelsea a major Champions League boost after dropping points against ten-man Qarabag.
The La Liga powerhouses' draw means they are now three games without a win and facing the possibility of an embarrassing group stage exit.
Antoine Griezmann came closest for the visitors after being put through one on one but stroked his shot straight at Qarabag keeper Ibrahim Sehic.
And Diego Simeone's men could count themselves lucky that the hosts' most dangerous man on the night, striker Dino Ndlovu, was controversially sent off.
The forward was shown a second yellow after 75 minutes for diving but replays showed there was minimal contact.
Atletico turned up the heat with the man advantage and laid a late siege to Qarabag's goal.
Griezmann skewed wide from inside the box while both Diego Godin and Fernando Torres saw their headers blocked and skied respectively.
Atletico are third in Group C with just two points - four behind Chelsea and two behind Roma.
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They welcome Qarabag at the new Wanda Metropolitano on Halloween hoping for no further European frights.
Antonio Conte's Blues host Roma at 7.45pm tonight in a bid to run clear in the group.
