Real Madrid obtained its place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League after a spectacular victory on shooting on Atletico Madrid.
Despite the loss of 1-0 overnight in Metropolitano, Los Blancos prevailed 4-2 in the penalties after the draw finished 2-2 in aggregate.
The Atletico Madrid took a dream start, superb from Real Madrid with a goal in the first minute. Conor Gallagher hung on to Rodrigo’s Bass Cross of Paul after a smart model by Giuliano Simeone, sliding the ball in front of Thibaut Courtois to give the Atletico the head.
The hosts dominated a large part of the first half, creating several chances by Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann. Courtois was occupied, making crucial stops in the 25th and 38th minutes to refuse to Alvarez and keep Madrid equally.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men had trouble attacking. Vinicius Junior was closely marked, while Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo had no impact. The only significant chance of visitors came from Jude Bellingham, whose effort was blocked by Jose Gimenez.
Madrid entered the break by dragging 1-0 at night and 2-2 on aggregate, with a lot of work to do in the second half.
Real Madrid came out of the break with more emergency, but the disciplined defensive form of Atletico continued to frustrate them.
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The biggest moment of half-time arrived in the 70th minute when Madrid received a penalty after Clement Lenglet increased Mbappe in the box.
However, Vinicius wasted the golden opportunity, sending his kick on the crossbar, to the pleasure of fans of the house.
Atletico responded by forcing courteous to action again by refusing the efforts of Griezmann and Alvarez. None of the two parties can find a winner normally, the game went extensive.
The additional time has seen the two sides adopt a cautious approach, each aware of the high issues. Madrid saw more ball, but their final product continued to miss real bite.
Valverde had a brilliant chance in the 99th minute, only to send his wide effort, while Angel Correa saw a dangerous cross blocked by Antonio Rudiger.
The side of Simeone focused on taking the games in penalties, rarely advancing in the last stages.
The penalty shootout started with Mbappe sending her kick to give Madrid the first lead. Alexander Sorho replied in style for Atletico, before Bellingham and Valverde put Madrid in advance 3-1.
The drama culminated when Julian Alvarez’s penalty was excluded due to double contact after slipping, giving Madrid a crucial advantage.
Angel Correa kept the hopes of Atleti alive with a well -taken kick and Lucas Vazquez missed the fourth attempt from Madrid, offering the hosts a life buoy.
However, the crucial miss of Marcos Llorente – striking the underside of the Rudiger left bar with the chance to win it for Madrid. The German effort has just sneaned before Jan Oblak to seal the victory.
