Chelsea 1-1 Atletico Madrid - FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED: David Luiz left out again as Diego Simeone chooses to avoid Diego Costa sideshow

Chelsea missed out on top spot in Group C as they drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night to qualify for the knockout stages as runners-up behind Roma.

The visitors went ahead through Saul Niguez's header but an own goal from Atletico defender Stefan Savic 15 minutes from time salvaged a point for Chelsea.

Sportsmail's ADAM CRAFTON was at Stamford Bridge to digest the action as Antonio Conte's men had to make do with second place.

Torres returns in poor form

When Fernando Torres scored on this ground for Chelsea in the 2014 Champions League semi-final against Atletico, he declined to celebrate. There was little chance of a repeat performance here. Torres, now 33, has featured 16 times this season and has as many yellow cards - two - as he has goals in Atletico colours.

Griezmann's loyalty being put to the test

Manchester United made a sustained attempt last summer to prise Antoine Griezmann away from Atletico Madrid. He remained loyal to the Atletico cause with the club under a transfer ban but with the Spanish side taking backward steps this season, we can expect Jose Mourinho to be more succ

Atletico's over-the-top protests

On the stroke of half-time, Gary Cahill misjudged a loose ball and cleaned out Antoine Griezmann. It was a careless lunge and merited a yellow card. But Atletico's response, with the entire outfield team surrounding official Daniel Makkelie, was predictably over-the-top. The referee decided on no further action. Maybe he was inspired by the Mark Clattenburg game plan.

Luiz absent again

David Luiz once again missed out on selection. In light of recent angst between Antonio Conte and Luiz, it is tempting to conclude there is more to his absence than meets the eye. Yet when pressed on the issue at his pre-match conference, Conte angrily refuted the claims and insisted Luiz is struggling with a knee problem. Luiz has not featured for Chelsea since the 4-0 win over Qarabag a fortnight ago.

Simeone avoids Diego Costa sideshow

Diego Costa mingled by the dressing rooms, embraced former team-mates and watched from the stands when Chelsea beat Atletico 2-1 in September but Diego Simeone wanted to avoid any sideshows as his club travelled to London for this crunch Champions League fixture. Costa did not join his team on the plane and instead trained alone in Madrid until he is eligible to play in January.