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Champions League: Mourinho's Chelsea grinds out 0-0 draw at Atletico

An injured Petr Cech talks to Jose Mourinho as he leaves the field in Chelsea's 0-0 draw with Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal clash.

An injured Petr Cech talks to Jose Mourinho as he leaves the field in Chelsea's 0-0 draw with Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal clash.

This result leaves both coaches able to say they are happy with the result. It also leaves the tie on a knife-edge. Given the players available to either side, Atletico has the slightest of advantages -- even though, in European Cup history, the home side that draws the first leg 0-0 has only about a 33 percent chance of progressing to the next round.

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