Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 First Leg - Atletico Madrid v Chelsea - Arena Nationala, Bucharest, Romania - February 23, 2021 Chelsea's Olivier Giroud Inquam Photos via REUTERS/Octav Ganea
(Reuters) - Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel paid tribute to the professionalism of Olivier Giroud on Tuesday after the veteran French forward's overhead kick gave his side a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
The 34-year-old's acrobatic effort in the 68th minute in Bucharest handed Chelsea the advantage going into the second leg of their last-16 tie at Stamford Bridge on March 17.
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