In last month's first leg in Madrid, he threw his dogged, dependable No. 9 up front and asked Olivier Giroud to play both battering ram and ball retainer against the La Liga leaders.
Atletico were down an away goal and had no choice but to press with an aggressive 4-4-2, leaving them susceptible to the counter-attack. There have been many managerial quick fixes for fractured football clubs . But Chelsea's complete transformation, in terms of results, performances, style and formation, in such a short space of time is something else altogether.
Havertz also looked like his former self, the one that played mischief-maker, goal provider and regular scorer at Bayer Leverkusen. Tuchel returned to an indomitable back three, a familiar and successful Chelsea approach during the Antonio Conte era. As a result, Chelsea have racked up 11 clean sheets in Tuchel's 13 unbeaten games, a testament to his astute direction.
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