International football
Real Madrid said present in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, after beating Atlético’s penalties (4-2).
Real Madrid players celebrate their pass to the quarterfinals after defeating Atlético de Madrid in the penalty. (Free Press Photo: EFE).
The round of 16 series between Atlético and Real Madrid was closed and dramatic. This Wednesday at the Metropolitan Stadium of the Diego Simeone team won 1-0 in the 90 minutes, but with the triumph (2-1) of the Real in the first leg the series was 2-2.
Atlético’s goal came just at the beginning of the game, at minute 1, with an English mouth shot Conor Gallagher, who did not arrive Courtois and to put the matched in the tie.
Real Madrid lost a great opportunity to tie the game with a penalty committed on Kylian Mbappé, 65, and Failed by the Brazilian Vinícius (68), which he sent out.
In the decisive batch, the collegiate annulled the prison that Argentine striker Julián Álvarez had marked to slip and Touch the ball twice, while Marcos Llorente He sent the ball to the crossbar.
Real Madrid will be measured in the quarterfinals to Arsenal in a first leg and Tour that will begin next April 15.
With Real Madrid classified, the quarterfinal series of the Champions League were as follows.
Finals of the Champions Finals
- Real Madrid – Arsenal
- Aston Villa – PSG
- Dortmund – Barcelona
- Inter – Bayern Munich
