Updated On: 17 March, 2021 08:28 AM IST | Madrid | AFP
Atletico Madrid boss Simeone backs struggling Uruguayan striker to fire in bid to overturn 0-1 Last 16 first-leg deficit against Chelsea in reverse fixture

Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez. Pics/Getty Images
Luis Suarez, despite his Champions League goal drought, and Joao Felix, whose future is in question, will start together as Atletico Madrid try to fight back in their second leg at Chelsea, coach Diego Simeone said on Tuesday. Only one objective: victory,” said Simeone, whose team face a 1-0 deficit in the Last 16 tie after losing their home game in Bucharest. “I must find the necessary tools to achieve this.”
Despite Covid-19 restrictions, Wednesday’s game will be played at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge home. Suarez has not scored an away goal in the competition since September, 2015.