In the quarter-finals, the “creamy” will face London's “Arsenal”.
Real Madrid lost away to Atletico in the return leg of the 1/8 finals of the 2024/25 Champions League . The match at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid ended with a score of 1:0 , after which the Los Blancos won the penalty shootout and advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the first meeting, which took place on March 4 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Real Madrid beat Atletico with a score of 2:1.
However, already in the first minute of the return game, the “mattress makers” scored a goal, leveling the score in the two-match confrontation – Conor Gallagher in the penalty area of “creamy” closed a cross from Rodrigo De Paul.
In the 70th minute, Carlo Ancelotti's men had a great opportunity to regain the advantage in the two-legged duel, but Vinicius Junior missed a penalty, shooting over the crossbar.
Thus, the Madrid derby went into extra time, where neither team managed to score, which is why the winner of the ticket to the quarter-finals was determined in a penalty shootout. There, the “Royal Club” was more accurate – 2:4.
It should be noted that the goal of Real Madrid in this match was defended by the Belgian Thibaut Courtois. The Ukrainian goalkeeper of the Blancos Andriy Lunin spent the match on the bench.
In the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Real will face London's Arsenal, led by Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko, who beat Dutch PSV in the 1/8 finals.
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