Actual Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in a Champions League penalty shootout – once more – to arrange a Champions League quarter-final conflict with Arsenal.
After Atletico had gained 1-0 on the evening, leaving the tie at 2-2 on mixture after extra-time, Actual defender Antonio Rudiger scored the decisive spot-kick in a 4-2 shootout win after two Atletico gamers missed.
Marco Llorente’s shot struck the bar after Julian Alvarez slipped and had his penalty strike disallowed after a VAR examine dominated that the Argentine had touched the ball twice.
Atletico coach Diego Simeone mentioned he did not see a double contact by the Argentina worldwide within the replays however needed “to believe that if the VAR intervened it’s because it saw something.”
Julian Alvarez was deemed to have hit the ball twice when taking his penalty within the shootout towards Actual Madrid
Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez slipped as he took a penalty within the shootout
Actual Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who spent three seasons on mortgage at Atleti earlier in his profession, mentioned: “I felt that he touched the ball twice and I advised the referee.
“It’s not easy to see that. It was a bit of bad luck for them there.”
Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak added: “It hurts, of course. We played a great match but unfortunately we were a bit unlucky. It’s a shame. It hurts a lot.”
Actual got here by means of a tense derby that ended 2-2 on mixture after extra-time. Atletico had led 1-0 after 90 minutes and additional time on the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium to cancel out Actual’s 2-1 benefit from final week’s first leg.
Conor Gallagher celebrates his objective
Atletico took the lead with their first assault when England midfielder Conor Gallagher pounced from shut vary to internet the quickest objective scored by an Englishman in Champions League historical past.
Gallagher scrambled residence Atletico Madrid’s opener after simply 27 seconds to additionally grow to be the primary Englishman ever to attain in a Madrid derby.
Actual Madrid’s Vinicius Junior reacts after failing to attain a penalty throughout regular time
It proved to be the one objective of your entire 120 minutes, although Vinicius Jr blazed a second-half penalty excessive and large, earlier than being changed by teenager Endrick in further time.
Actual Madrid additionally beat Atletico in a shootout to win the 2016 Champions League remaining – a part of a streak of eliminating their metropolis rivals in 4 straight years.
