Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid with punishments to reach the quarter -finals of the Champions League on Wednesday evening.
The reigning European champions were 2-1 winners of the past week in the last 16 last week in the Santiago Bernabeu, but Atletico quickly did the tie with Conor Gallagher’s former strike the only goal of returning the Return game.
It was the owners who triumphed during a dramatic punishment, with Julian Alvarez and Marcos Llorente, the guilty parties from 12 meters, under slightly bizarre circumstances with intervention by Var from the competition from the competition.
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How the game unfolds
Madrid had a slim entry advantage into the affair on Wednesday and would have hoped to keep her pillow as long as possible. However, these efforts were deleted after only 27 seconds when the zealous metropolitano amount of Atletico took the lead, with Gallagher walking almost post stable up close after Giuliano Simeones.
Diego Simeone cut a surprisingly composed figure on the touch after the opener, but was aware of the gift that had been presented to his site. Gallagher’s efforts offered Atletico the ability to sink into their own half and to absorb the pressure from Madrid and bend their counterattack muscles as soon as the possession has been determined.
The schedule proved to be a resounding success in the first half when the hosts were conveniently steamed by Madrids with stars attacking attack quartet. Los Blancos only managed three shots and an expected gate of 0.08 before the half -time pipe, while Alvarez bumped into the palms of Thibaut Courtois with poisonous drives twice at the end.
Madrid was desperately desperately to disturb Atletico’s deep defense after restarting, but her rivals held tight. A speculative 35 yard effort by Aurelien Tchouameni has embodied her fights in the last third.
Despite her problems, Kylian Mbappe produced a moment of inspiration that Madrid offered her balance, with the French forced the clement layer into an awkward foul. But his hard work ultimately turned out to be futile when Vinicius inexplicably brought the punishment on the crossbar.
Shortly after entering the fight, Angel Correa, who had booked Atletico for the quarter -finals, achieved a breathtaking late strike that had booked Atletico. In the Spanish capital, the replacement in the Spanish capital was required.
Strictive legs fought themselves during the additional half an hour when Atletico continued to frustrate their visitors. Los Blancos most likely seemed to sneak a decisive overall winner, but ultimately hidden as a penalty shootout.
Var was somehow the focus during the penalty showdown and was Alvarez ‘converted penalty after the striker and the ball of both feet hit. Antonio Rudiger finally produced the winning kick when he benefited from Marcos Llorentes Miss to send the owners.
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All in all, it was largely an annoying night for the reigning European champions. They could not set up the stubborn backline of Atletico when the seconds went away, and Carlo Ancelotti’s team fought their way when they fought on the big stage.
In the end, Madrid needed a penalty shootout to get in the way of the quarter-finals despite its sub-representation, but Los Blancos always find a way in the European competition, regardless of the circumstances.
On Wednesday, only the legend of the biggest giants in the world, which drove their luck again in a crucial knockout match. Ancelotti’s side is simply inevitable.
Atletico has been here before. They managed to determine their city rivals at domestic competitions, but this success has never settled in the Champions League. Another exit from Los Blancos will curse Simeone, which will curse his luck.
Since they found out twice in the final of the Champions League in the past, it is not enough to overthrow them in Europe. Atletico was defensively stoically in the 120 minute of the second leg and earned himself as the winner at night when they suppressed the most fatal striker line in the world. But they revealed punishments again.
Happiness only refuses to fall into their lap in the leading competition of Europe, and they were again unable to exorcise demons during another heartbreaking evening.
It was an unusually overwhelming European excursion for Madrids usually devastating forward line. Rodrygo was withdrawn before the extension period, Mbappe was almost an anonymous bar that could not conjure up a moment of the genius and Jude Bellingham when he returned to the Champions League XI.
But the most disappointing performance undoubtedly came from the 2024 Ballon d’Or over-placed Vinicius. The extremely cruel spot of the wing play embodied an incredibly frustrating evening, which was even replaced before the penalty shot.
After you have missed in 120 minutes, you have to be much better in the open game if you want to keep your title.