Atletico Madrid 1-0 Real Madrid (Agg: 2-2; Pen: 2-4): Los Blancos triumph on penalties after Julian Alvarez controversy
Champions League / Last 16
Riyadh Air Metropolitano / 12.03.2025
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Updated 12/03/2025 at 23:25 GMT
86'
THE PENALTY
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‘He has blazed it’ – Vinicius misses penalty to send Atletico fans wild
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85'
CHANGE FOR ATLETI
Gallagher, who's had a good night, is replaced by Lino.
83'
YUP, FRAN GARCIA REPLACES MENDY
The second half Mendy had, that shouldn't hurt Real too badly.
82'
MENDY'S NIGHT GOES FROM BAD TO WORSE
He looks to have twanged a hammy stretching to control a ball. I imagine that'll be the end of his evening.
80'
REAL HAVE GREATER DRIVE WITH VALVERDE IN MIDFIELD
They're dominating the ball now and picking better passes, Mbappe's cross missing everyone and arriving at Vazquez, whose return-cross is blocked behind.
78'
ANOTHER CHANGE FOR REAL
It's Diaz for the ineffectual Rodrygo.
78'
YUP, REAL ARE LOOKING MORE DANGEROUS NOW
But as I type, Vazquez wanders offside.
76'
IT WON'T COME EASILY
But Real should take heart from the penalty miss. It came from their best move of the match and features brilliance from Mbappe. If they can get him running at Atleti, he can win this tie for them.
75'
VINICIUS FINDS SPACE IN THE CENTRE CIRCLE
He slides wide to Rodrygo, whose name I've barely mentioned tonight. But as soon as he tries to do something, Reinildo powers into a challenge which Touchline Simeone celebrates like it's a goal. He is absolutely loving this.
71'
YUP, ATLETI BELIEVE ALRIGHT!
Simeone gets Mendy one on one, steps over, nips outside, and thrashes a shot that Courtois has to tip around the post. The corner comes to nowt, but I still can't get over Vinicius doing what he did. No one, no one, is impervious to pressure.
70'
Real Madrid
VINICIUS ABSOLUTELY WADDLES IT OVER THE BAR!
He tries to make sure, opening body to curl towards the top corner, but the head goes back and he's high and wide! Who saw him, doing that?! Pressure! Atleti will now believe even more intensely that this is their night!
68'
Real Madrid
PENALTY TO REAL! OUT OF NOTHING!
There's the moment we've been talking about! Long cross from Gallagher which Simeone knocks back well ... but Camavinga does really well to challenge then brings the ball away, finding Vinicius who moves inside to Bellingham who spreads to Mbappe. He goes outside the first tackle, weaves inside the second, lovely stuff, and Lenglet hauls him down, doing well to only earn a yellow when there was no attempt made to play the ball.
67'
IN COMES THE CROSS
But Oblak collects under no pressure. Back at Villa Park, Asensio, formerly of Real, has scored again; his old mates are threatening no sch thing.
66'
VINICIUS HAS TO MOVE WIDE TO REACH A DIAG
And, when he checks back inside, Simeone runs through him; he's booked, and Real have a free-kick out on the left.
65'
AND HERE THEY COME
Off go Tchouameni and Modric – a strange pick, really - with Camavinga and Vazquez coming on. The latter goes to right-back with Valverde moving into midfield where his team have very much missed his bite.
65'
WRONG ON BOTH COUNTS
Camavinga and Vazquez are waiting to come on.
63'
I WONDER IF ANCELOTTI MIGHT TRY GULER
Real are missing a bit of craft and risk in midfield – though my sense is Diaz is the more likely pick for first change.
62'
MAATSEN HAS SCORED AGIAN FOR VILLA
They lead Brugge 5-1 on aggregati and are going to meet PSG in the last eight.
60'
DE PAUL SWINGS THE FREE-KICK OUT
And Lenglet is up, flicking a header ... just wide of the far post.
59'
ANOTHER MISTAKE FROM MENDY
This time, he lets a pass from Valverde bounce, Simeone again mugs him, and Asencio has to tank over and slide in to halt the run of De Paul. Atleti then win a free-kick 35 yards from goal, Vinicius booked for the foul on Simeone which yielded it.
57'
THERE'S A BIT MORE TEMPO ABOUT REAL'S PASSING NOW
But Atleti are still shutting down the passing lanes and forcing them to go wide – which isn't that helpful when you've inverted wingers who aren't really there to cross.
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