Antonio Rudiger struck the decisive penalty in a dramatic shoot-out as Actual Madrid edged previous rivals Atletico Madrid regardless of a 1-0 second-leg defeat on the Metropolitano.
Champions League holders Madrid noticed their 2-1 lead from the primary leg worn out by Conor Gallagher’s close-range effort after simply 27 seconds on Wednesday.
However there have been no additional targets throughout 120 minutes regardless of Kylian Mbappe profitable a second-half penalty when he was fouled by Clement Lenglet.
Vinicius Junior blazed that spot-kick over the crossbar, but the theatre from 12 yards was solely simply getting began.
1st – @vinijr has missed his first penalty kick as @realmadriden participant in all competitions (eight taken, all them since January 2024). Momentum. pic.twitter.com/9sXc7gklPZ
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With Madrid taking first within the shoot-out, Julian Alvarez believed he had levelled the competition at 2-2, just for a VAR evaluate to establish a double-touch because the ahead slipped and noticed his end clip his standing foot.
That strike was due to this fact disallowed, giving Madrid a bonus they did their finest to squander as Jan Oblak saved from Lucas Vazquez.
Nevertheless, Marcos Llorente couldn’t capitalise on that reprieve as the subsequent penalty bounced away off the crossbar, which means Rudiger clinched a sensational victory when his decisive effort squeezed previous Oblak, reserving a quarter-final assembly with Arsenal.
Knowledge debrief: Penalty ache once more for Atletico
Diego Simeone appeared to have a good time when the ultimate whistle blew in further time, reaching a penalty shoot-out the place his aspect have a powerful document. Atletico had gained three of their 4 earlier Champions League shoot-outs.
Nevertheless, the one exception was in a 2015-16 closing defeat to Madrid, and Los Blancos have a outstanding maintain over their rivals from 12 yards.
Vinicius could have earlier failed from the spot, however he was changed earlier than the shoot-out, and his team-mates maintained Madrid’s gorgeous 100% document in opposition to Atleti in such conditions. They’ve gained all six shoot-outs between the edges in all competitions.
It was a brutal finish to an evening that had began so promisingly for Atletico, with Gallagher’s objective their quickest ever within the Champions League.
