Race report & 3 speech points as shootout decides tie

Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid for sanctions to reach the Champions League quarter -finals on Wednesday night.

The reigning European champions were 2-1 winners during the last week of the last first leg in Santiago Bernabeu, but Atletico quickly broke the draw with the agglomeration with the early strike of Conor Gallagher, the only goal of the return.

They were the owners who hit a dramatic penalty, however, with Julian Alvarez and Marcos Llorente the culprits from 12 meters, the former in slightly strange conditions by intervention by VAR, as Atletiy was removed from the competition.

Madrid will face Arsenal for the past eight after Gunners’ stunning overall victory over PSV Eindhoven in the 16th round.

How did the game unfold

Madrid It possessed a thin advantage of a target that head of the Wednesday case and would hop to keep their pillow for as long as possible. However these ambitions were erased after just 27 seconds, such as the zeal of Metropolitano multitude inspired Atletico In the lead, Gallagher turns from close to the movie Giuliano Simeone.

Diego Simeone cut a stunningly complex figure on the touch line after the opener, but knew strongly the gift that had been presented on his side. Gallagher’s efforts offered Atletico the ability to sink into their own half and absorb Madrid’s pressure, bending their counterattacks when the possession was recovered.

The game plan proved to be a successful success during the first half, as the hosts were comfortably subjected to a Madrid star. Los Blancos made only three shots and was expected to target 0.08 before the semi-time whistle, while Alvarez was twice pulled the Thibaut Courtois palms with poisonous movements at the other end.

Madrid was desperate to disrupt Atletico’s deep defense after the re -launch, but their opponents kept them steadily. A profitable 35 -meter effort that started high and wide by Aurelien Tchouameni scored their struggles in the last third.

Despite their suffering, Kylian Mbappe produced a moment of inspiration that seemed to offer Madrid their equalizer, the French’s excellent flexibility by forcing Clement Lenglet in a clumsy foul. But his hard work finally turned out to be in vain, as Vinicius inexplicably broke the sentence over Crossbar.

Angel Correa came close to scoring a stunning strike just a minute after entering the blow that had closed their Atletico ticket to the quarter -finals, but the substitute’s effort meant that extra time was needed in the Spanish capital.

The tired legs struggled to have fun during the extra half hour, as Atletico continued to disappoint their visitors. Los Blancos seemed more likely to slip a crucial overall winner, but eventually evolved as he followed a penalty.

Var somehow took the focus during the sentence of the sentence, banning Alvarez’s sentence after the progress he had slipped and the ball hit both of his feet. Antonio Rudiger eventually produced the victorious kick as he capitalized the gap of Marcos Llorente to send the holders.

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Overall, it was largely a degrading night for the reigning European champions. They were unable to unlock the persistent backline of Atletico, as the seconds were finished, with Carlo Ancelotti in some way of their best as they competed on the big stage.

Eventually, Madrid demanded a penalty shoot-out, the good luck to fall as they fell into the quarter-finals despite their sub-par appearance, but Los Blancos always finds a way in European competition, regardless of the conditions.

Wednesday only solved the myth all over the world of the world’s biggest giants, which led their luck once again in a crucial knockout match. The ancelotti side is simply inevitable.

Atletico was here before. They have managed to better record their city’s opponents in domestic competitions, but this success has never been translated into the Champions League. Another exit in the hands of Los Blancos will again have Simeone to camp his luck.

As they have discovered twice in the Champions League finals in the past, playing well against Madrid is not enough to overturn them in Europe. Atletico was defensively stoic in their close victory in the 120 minutes of the second leg and deserved the winners at night as they drown the most deadly line in the world. But their sanctions were betrayed once again.

Fortune just refuses to fall into their arms into Europe’s primary competition, and once again he was unable to exorcise any demon during another heart.

It was an unusual sluggish European excursion for the usually devastating line forward of Madrid. Rodrygo retired before the time, Mbappe was almost anonymous with a moment of genius, and Jude Bellingham was unable to make any magic in his return to the Champions League Xi.

But the most frustrating performance undoubtedly came from 2024 Ballon d’Or Runner-up Vinicius. The completely miserable point of the fin threw an incredibly frustrating night, even replaced before the penalty shootout.

After failing to score in 120 minutes, they should be much better in the open game if they want to maintain their title.

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