The two sides played out a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge which meant the Blues progressed to the knockout stages as runners-up.

However, it does leave them unseeded in the last 16 and the prospect of facing either Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain or Besiktas, as things stand.

Saul Niguez put the visitors ahead and a win could have enabled them to progress had Roma not beaten Qarabag.

Stefan Savic turned Eden Hazard’s cross into his own net for the equaliser and Chelsea piled forwards in search of a winner.

But they fell just short, which was in part down to the performance of Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak.

And Cahill was full of praise for the shot stopper after the game.

“We more than deserved the win, we had some fantastic chances,” Cahill told BT Sport.

“How have we not won? We should have won.

"You can pick holes in any goal you concede but overall our performance was good.

“Jan Oblak was fantastic today, he's had an amazing game."

Chelsea return to Premier League action against West Ham on Saturday (12.30pm).

And they will have to wait until next Monday to find out their next Champions League opponents.