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And in the end, Real Madrid wins! This Wednesday evening, the Merengues qualified for the quarterfinals of the Champions League by winning against Atletico de Madrid during the penalty shootout (1-1 Cumulative score and 4-2 AP TAB).
Despite a goal from Conor Gallagher at the start of the match, the Kylian Mbappé team finally managed to obtain the victory after a tight match. The Madrilenians thus join the quarter-finals of the competition and will face Arsenal for a place in the semi-finals.
For their part, this is a new disappointment in the Champions League for the Colchoneros. Diego Simeone's players still can't beat the Merengues in the European Cup.
Atletico starts hard
Led with a goal before this return match (2-1 in the first leg), the Colchoneros quickly surprised their opponents. From the start of the meeting, Antoine Griezmann's teammates opened the scoring thanks to a goal from Conor Gallagher on a service in Rodrigo de Paul Côté right (1-0, 1st minute).
Following this opening of the score, the two teams go back to blow by delivering intense duels in the midfield.
Vinicius misses the match ball in the 2nd period
Dominated overall in the first period, Real Madrid gradually resumes the upper hand. Kylian Mbappé causes a penalty after a technical festival, but Vinicius Junior misses the frame against Oblak (70th).
A shot session with an eventful goal
The two Madrid clubs fail to decide on during extensions despite several opportunities on both sides. The match is therefore decided on penalties. A complicated situation emerges with the refused penalty of Julian Alvarez, accused of having touched the ball twice.
Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde and Antonio Rudiger transform their penalties. On the Atletico side, Alexander Sorho and Angel Correa also succeed in their shots. Marcos Llorente is missing his shot by touching the bar, leaving Antonio Rudiger the opportunity to conclude. The German defender marks, thus ensuring the qualification of his team for the quarterfinals.
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