Real Madrid holds the record of not being on the defeated side against Atletico in the Champions League knockout games. On a bad day, Ancelotti’s boys still managed to knock their city rival in a shootout as the game had not been decided in regulation and extra time.
Real Madrid Knocked Out Atletico Madrid In A Controversial Penalty Shootout Due To A 2-2 Aggregate Score
Atletico did the best possible thing; score early, leveling the aggregate game result for a fresh start in the game. A 30-second goal from Gallagher was a perfect execution of this plan that increased the game's excitement, and the home team successfully maintained that flow till the last minute.
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Real Madrid's shaky defence was noticed for the very first second as Rodrigo De Paul easily put the ball to center nutmegging Mendy from a distance and Valverde or Asencio, no one cleared it properly, even Courtois forgot to go for the ball. Gallgher smelled this opportunity and guided the ball to the goal.
Atletico pressed Madrid attackers, leaving no space for them, which defused the attacking intensity. The visiting team had bare minimum chances for a goal and even failed to score a penalty. Lenglet's foul on Mbappe led to a penalty for Los Blancos, and Vini sent it directly to the fans.
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The score of the second leg remained 1-0 till the regulation and extra time, leading the game to a penalty shootout. Drama happened here as Julian Alverez’s shot was disallowed for a double touch, which enraged Simeone and home fans and became the talking point of the match. However, the advantage of Los Blancos ended as Oblak stopped Lucas Vazquez.
But Marcos Llorente hit the fourth shot to the bar that again gave Real an advantage to score their last goal to decide the match. Rudiger took that and despised Oblack’s jump to the right side, the ball deflected to him and ended in goal. The win made Real Madrid the 8th team to qualify for the quarterfinals, and they will face Arsenal in the next fixture.
