The Kylian Mbappé teammates suffered, really suffered on Wednesday March 12. But as often in the Champions League which is its favorite playground, the club with fifteen coronations in the flagship continental competition came out. As always, in any case, facing his Madrid rival in Atlético, who, as in his previous duels against Real in the Champions League, left frustrated and empty -handed. At the end of a penalty shootout that smiled in extremis, the men of Carlo Ancelotti validated their ticket for the quarter-finals by a mouse hole (0-1, 4-2 at T.à.b).
After having conceded a goal from the first minute, by Conor Gallagher, putting the two teams tied after the first leg (2-1, in favor of Real), the Merengue did not manage to resume the advantage, despite a penalty failed by Vinicius in the second period. During an breathtaking penalty shootout, as often, fortune smiled at the record holder in the Champions League.
After the cancellation of the shot inscribed by the Argentinian of Atlético Julian Alvarez, for having slipped and touched the ball on the other foot before his strike (a rather rarely applied rule), defender Antonio Rüdiger sent the White House in the quarter -finals, despite his shot affected by the Atlético goalkeeper. Passed very close to an elimination, which would have caused a crisis, the Kylian Mbappé club continues its route in the competition. As for Antoine Griezmann, his former partner in the French team, he could have played, Wednesday, the last match of his career in the Champions League on Wednesday, if his desires elsewhere (and American championship) are materializing next year.
What to remember
- The cador. Antonio Rüdiger
The Merengue defender symbolically scored the last shot to the goal and sent his team to the next round. Above all, the German was the pillar of the Real rear guard for 120 minutes and, in particular, signed a decisive tackle in front of its goal in the 92e minute. A gesture that is well worth a goal.
1e1-0: Atlético de Madrid does not waste time and only needs 28 seconds to score the first goal of the meeting, by Conor Gallagher.
70e1-0: discreet since the start of the match, Kylian Mbappé obtains a penalty on a fault by Clément Lenglet, and allows his partner Vinicius Junior to appear against Jan Oblak. But the Brazilian completely misses his gesture and lacks the frame.
120e1-0: Jan Oblak jumps from the right side, but fails to take out the shot to the goal of Antonio Rüdiger, who sends Real Madrid in the quarterfinals.
- The sentence. The defender of Atlético de Madrid Clément Lenglet, at the microphone of Canal +, about the cancelled goal of his teammate Julian Alvarez: “We did not expect the penalty to be refused. We see that, finally, football is played out on very small details. »» The Argentinian thought he had marked, but the referee realized that he had touched the ball with his support foot before hitting and canceled the goal.
- The note of the match. C
Admittedly, there was suspense. Admittedly, the stars were out for this derby. But, for the rest, the level of play has not reached heights and lovers of large offensive flights remained hungry. Result, a “C” in our note scale, ranging from “a” to “f”
- The posters of the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
PSG – Aston Villa
Real Madrid – Arsenal
Inter Milan – Bayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund – FC Barcelona