Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Vicente Calderón Stadium on Wednesday, May 10. Here are all the highlights from the match.
After a strangely lethargic first leg performance, Atletico Madrid seemed to remember themselves in the opening stages of their Champions League semifinal second leg against Real Madrid.
Diego Simeone’s side were finally playing with the sort of focus and intensity that has seen them reach two finals in this competition in two years. They opened the scoring in the 12th minute, Saul Niguez heading powerfully past Keylor Navas off a corner.
Atleti made it two in the 15th minute, this time in somewhat more controversial circumstances. Fernando Torres won a penalty for his side after being brought down in the area by Raphael Varane. Antoine Griezmann mishit the spot kick, but the spin he accidentally put on the ball was enough to take it pass Navas, who got a hand on the shot.
Real were rattled, but knew an away goal would require Atleti to score three more, and swing the tie decisively back in their favor. They got the breakthrough in the 42nd minute, when Karim Benzema somehow wriggled away from three Atleti defenders, before rolling the ball back to Toni Kross at the top of the box. Kroos’ shot was denied by an excellent Jan Oblak save, but Isco was on hand to turn in the rebound.
That goal effectively ended the tie as a contest, and Real successfully killed the match in the second half. Atleti still had their chances, most notably forcing Navas into an impressive double save in the 65th minute, but it wasn’t enough.
Los Blancos will face Juventus in the final, after the Italian side beat Monaco on Tuesday to advance to the final.
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Highlights
"Saul Niguez got Atletico’s comeback effort started with this header. Will Real hold on? #UCL https://t.co/rl8SvoGqXJ— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) May 10, 2017"
"Here’s another look at the foul that led to Griezmann’s penalty. Not the best PK, but Atletico will take it. #UCL https://t.co/0z4czzexCp— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) May 10, 2017"
"Ronaldo just got ROCKED by Diego Godin.😵 #UCL https://t.co/3zTPnKk0HR— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) May 10, 2017"
"Isco scores the huge away goal for Real after Karim Benzema’s phenomenal run down the end line. #UCL https://t.co/MQBVThJ4ec— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) May 10, 2017"
The Champions League final will take place in Cardiff on June 3.