Atlético Madrid v Actual Madrid: Champions League final 16, second leg – reside | Champions League
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Key occasions
SENSATIONAL GOAL! Atlético 1-0 Actual (Gallagher 28 sec)
Atletico hit it lengthy. A poor clearance. Griezmann intercepts. Alvarez slips the ball extensive proper to De Paul, who crosses low. Simeone tries to back-flick dwelling on the close to publish however misses. Gallagher, racing in behind, doesn’t, although. What a begin!
And so they’re off! Atlético Madrid get the ball rolling. “There’s little doubt that this conflict of bitter rivals provides unparalleled motion and fervour. I’m referring to Carlo Ancelotti’s eyebrows and Diego Simeone going berserk within the technical space. The precise soccer is perhaps good too.” Peter Oh, damas y caballeros. He’s right here all week. Strive the tapas.
The groups are out! Atléti of their mattress-influenced purple and white stripes, Actual of their meringue-tasty white. The ambiance a phenomenal brouhaha. We’ll be off in a Zadok-the-Priest-soundtracked second or two!
Right here’s some extra historic proof suggesting Atlético are proper up towards it tonight. They’ve gained 13 and misplaced 12 of the European ties during which they’ve misplaced the primary leg away, a slim optimistic albeit one very a lot second greatest to Actual’s report after successful their first leg at dwelling: they’ve gone by means of in 49 of 62 ties. Atléti will nevertheless be buoyed by reminiscences of final 12 months, once they dispatched Internazionale on penalties on this spherical after shedding the primary leg in Milan. So let’s rule nothing out.
Fairly a number of rascals are one reserving away from lacking the primary leg of the quarter-final ought to their workforce get by means of. Atlético have José María Giménez and Ángel Correa on the sting; Actual’s considerably longer listing options Luka Modrić, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Antonio Rüdiger, Eduardo Camavinga, Endrick and Carlo Ancelotti himself.
Each groups make two modifications to their beginning XI after final week’s first leg on the Bernabéu. Atlético name up Conor Gallagher and Reinildo, Javi Galán and Samuel Lino dropping to the bench. Actual recall Jude Bellingham and captain Luka Modrić, with Eduardo Camavinga and Brahim Díaz benched.
The groups
Atlético Madrid: Oblak, Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Reinildo, Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher, Griezmann, Alvarez.
Subs: Musso, Azpilicueta, Sorloth, Correa, Lemar, Samuel Dias, Molina, Riquelme, Witsel, Galan, Le Normand, Kostis.
Actual Madrid: Courtois, Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy, Rodrygo, Tchouameni, Modric, Bellingham, Mbappe, Vinicius Junior.
Subs: Lunin, Gonzalez, Alaba, Camavinga, Guler, Endrick, Lucas, Garcia, Diaz, García, Ramon, Andres.
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland).
Preamble
Atlético have been paired with their Madrid neighbours Actual on 5 earlier events in Europe’s most prestigious membership competitors. The 1959 semis. The 2014 closing. The 2015 quarters. The 2016 closing. The 2017 semis. Actual have prevailed on every event. If historical past is any information, Diego Simeone’s facet could as nicely flip it in now.
Latest type gained’t give them any succour both. Actual gained the primary leg of this tie 2-1, regardless of an underwhelming efficiency on the Bernabéu final week. Then in La Liga on the weekend, Actual gained 2-1 at dwelling to Rayo Vallecano because of first-half objectives from Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior, whereas Atléti conceded within the 88th and 92nd minutes to go down 2-1 at Getafe.
There’s additionally the small matter of Actual Madrid within the European Cup being Actual Madrid within the European Cup. So it’s truthful to say the playing cards are stacked towards Atléti. However having stated all of that, they’ve gained two of the final three Derbi Madrileños at Estadio Metropolitano (and drawn the opposite) to an combination rating of 8-4. And you may be rattling positive a facet of Simeone’s isn’t going to lie down and die questioning. So this may very well be a cracker, as the 2 Madrid giants battle for the proper to face Arsenal (or PSV, however c’mon) within the quarter-finals. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT, 9pm native. Additional-time and penalties à la Anfield if required. It’s on!
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