Real Madrid has a 2-1 lead in the second part of his Champions League of 16 even against Atletico Madrid.
On Tuesday night, the owners set a battle for extraordinary goals, with Brahima Diaz, who was again on the team in the absence of Jude Bellingham, proving the winner of the match in a tight affair that swung in both directions.
While defeated, Diego Simeone will be pleased with only one goal deficit, as they hosted their return leg in eight days.
How the game took place
It was expected before the match in a tight affair on these two sides that they knew too well. However, the hosts threatened to transfer the narrative to a type of opportunity that usually manifests their most powerful shape.
Within four minutes, Real Madrid was ahead. The beautiful Federico Valverde passes behind Javi Galana, leaving Rodrygo, and the Brazilian – playing on the right – beat the left back for the pace, cut into Clement Longlet and drilled an accentuated effort of his left leg outside Jana Cloud.
Already, the fierce Bernabeu increased his frenzy, and Rodrygo seemed to be intended to make Galan’s derision. The wing came behind an experienced defender a few minutes after his great opener, but Atletico Man just did enough to balance Madrid’s goalkeeper without a penalty.
Visitors were nowhere in an introductory 20 minutes until Simeone tried to instill calmly. The athlete was furious in possession and succumbed to Madrid’s counter-press again and again. However, they eventually settled and started finding their slot. The possession sequences grew lengths, and their own persistence without a ball allowed the feeling of suffocation to wrap the los blancos.
Their increased threat came to the fore in a style via Julian Alvarez, who avoided the rocks of Eduard Camaving -es left before fusing the effort to twist outside Thibaut Courtois to equalize.
The athlets then continued to control the rest of the first half because once assertive hosts fought to combine in transition and fight against the issue of positioning Samuel Linoa between the caused lines.
There were no shifts in the dynamics after restarting, but Madrid found himself once again in front of the game. The whistles were greeted by Carla Ancelotti in the introductory minutes of the second half, but the mood moved after Brahim pierced in a athlete box to do some space before twisting the effort next to the clouds to make it 2-1.
Antoine Griezmann forced Courtois to smart salvation shortly after Brahim’s goal goal, but Madrid, after Luka Modric went into conflict and then started enjoying his best game period from the initial exchange. However, both teams were limited in the last third until the end of the competition. Madrid had an excellent chance to achieve a third in the time of stop, but the muffled pairing of Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior could not be combined to supply the host with a larger pillow.
See the Real Madrid players 2-1 Atletico Madrid.
Madrid has long been defined by the moments and momentum in the Champions League. On Tuesday night, two extraordinary game sequences helped them win.
Jan Oblak was not a busy boy at all, but twice chose the ball from his net, desperately dived in an attempt to prevent two excellent goals. Rodryg’s opener was undoubtedly a shock for the system after opening the terrible for three minutes, and the Brazilian cracked behind him and ended the left foot ruthlessly.
There were more finesse included Brahim’s winning effort, and the subtlety – not to mention the ability of Madrid to do the space down the left side – his work in Atletic Box to enchant Jose Gimenza, which created the opening, was huge.
However, choosing the goals was Alvarez’s equalizer. The Argentine was a passport all night, with the aim of taking advantage of the space that Madrid surrendered on the channels. At this occasion, he was well accompanied by Camava, but the attacker gave up his trademark, before being amazed by Bernabeu with the aim that would undoubtedly make an abundance of prominent rings.
This was the night in which Madrid fought for control. Their start of the game was top -notch, and smart Atletico seemed to be folded in the middle of the heat of Bernabeu in the League of Champions League Holy Night.
However, after Rodrigo de Paul first broke the host’s counterpart and pushed Alvarez behind, the sense of calm suddenly pervaded visitors. Madrid leaned the early intensity, and Simeone’s side confirmed an impressive control of a 20-minute brand until halftime. In fact, there were no changes after halftime, and the domestic audience began to become restless.
The athlete enjoyed the house of his main rival, and there was a feeling that he would return to the game after returning Brahim the advantage of Madrid. However, Carlo Ancelotti arranged his Trump Card after leaning firmly in favor of the hosts.
Luka Modric can still hang out with his children at the age of 39, and his 28-minute cameo served as another reminder of his timeless splendor. 50 passes, 50 passes tried. He calmed everything, tamed Atletico’s courage without a ball and relieved the tension inside Bernabeu. 90 minutes of such nights may be out of it, but its influence very rarely does not feel.
Simeone seemed to throw a towel and happy to go with a 2-1 defeat after replacing Talisman Antoine Griezmann for defender Robin Le Normand with the remaining 20 minutes. However, his typical close ones soon entered the conflict as athletes tried to have a late set of trademark.
This time they were not able to shape the necessary moment, but a deficit of one goal means that this connection remains in balance.
Madrid will have Bellingham next week, and his racing power will make a difference, but so will the lush metropolitan audience with their strongest rivals coming to town. Atleti lost only one of the previous seven derbies before the first Tuesday, and Madrid only won twice on the new field of his main rival since he opened in 2017.
Simeone’s side overpowered a 1-0 deficit from the first leg to bypass the excellent Inter-tim in the 16th round of last season, and although Madrid was ever so hard in this competition, athlete is also capable of manufacturing some Voodoo Magic under the lights.
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