The Spaniard headed to Stamford Bridge on loan during transfer deadline day, with the Blues possessing the option to purchase him permanently for around £30 million.
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The Spanish midfielder moved to Stamford Bridge in the final hours of deadline day, becoming Thomas Tuchel’s third summer signing after Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Bettinelli.
They reportedly have an option to buy for 30 million pounds ($41 million), after paying an initial loan fee of five million pounds
The evergreen Uruguayan scored a goal in each half to reach a league-leading 14 goals this season, marking his best-ever league start in Spain, even better than when he was firing them in for Barcelona.
After a goalless 120 minutes, Sergio Ramos scored the decisive spot kick to seal a 4-1 win after Saul Niguez and Thomas Partey failed to find the target from 12 yards.
The Spanish midfielder slid in at the back post to meet a low cross from Sime Vrsaljko to score in the 30th minute, netting for the second game in a row.
While Atletico will drop into the Europa League, Chelsea face the prospect of playing either Barcelona or Paris Saint-Germain at the last-16 stage of this competition after Christmas
Saul Niguez got the only goal of the game after just 11 minutes before the hosts frustrated the five-time European champions to gain the advantage ahead of next week’s second leg at the Allianz Arena