Real Madrid pulled 2 goals to one in the first leg of the CL round of 16 in their home, which can play an advantage for Carlo and his team to fight for the next round in the second leg at Wanda Metro Politano with one goal advantage.
Real Madrid Gets a 2-1 Lead In The Champions League Round Of 16 First Leg In The Madrid Derby, Rodrygo And Brahim Shined
Atletico played a different game today with more attacks that hindered the balance of Real Madrid, forcing them to play low block against a team who mastered it. Simoene adopted the strategy of attack, and Carlo’s team defended, which is a kind of reverse game that football fans witnessed on Tuesday.
Rodrygo Scored an Early Opener In The Game
Los Blancos did the most anticipated thing that any team wants to do in a knockout game, which is to score an early goal, and Rodrygo took the responsibility this time. The Brazilian is the Dark horse for the Spanish team amidst Vinicius, Mbappe and Bellingham, who always step up for the crucial game, mainly in UCL.
Fede Valverde’s line-breaking through reached near the box corner that Rodrygo took and drifted in the middle before taking a left-footed shot to open the score. The winger has now scored 5 goals in 9 matches in white jersey in UCL this season.
Brahim Scored The Winner for Real Madrid, Suppressing Alverez’s Equaliser
Alvarez replied to the goal with a phenomenal curler from the left side with his right foot that no one defended from the home side, letting Atletico equalise the score in the first half of the game. However, the defending champions made a comeback in the second half and Brahim gave the lead for his team.
An in-the-box trickery allowed the Moroccan to take a shot that went to goalkeeping, and all the defenders froze in their position. The lead could have been two if Mbappe and Vinicius could finish a shot in the dying moment of the game and made it more difficult for Atletico to come back. With just one goal lead, the second leg is very much open, and Simeone can show his capability at home on 13th March in the second leg.
Source- Sports Star
