What if the Inter was it in much better condition? What if he had won 1-0 in the first leg and taken the lead in Madrid too? THE Atlético proved once again how hard-nosed he is even after won 2-1 the “neratzuri”, sent the match to penalty kick and threw them out Champions League with 3-2!
Griezmann and Depay they turned the tables after his goal Dimarcowith both teams missing huge opportunities and eventually settling their differences in… roulette.
There, Mr Oblak he saved two penalties and Sommer one, with Lautaro proving fatal for the Italians as he sent the ball to the… pigeons in the final execution.
The match
The hosts came on strong looking for a quick goal and got it in the 5th minute when Linen made a great effort from the left but saw him Zomer to block the shot he attempted.
The answer came in the 13th minute, with Dumfries to shoot from the right, him Oblak to fend off the Dutchman and take the rebound, sending the ball back to the Slovenian.
Five minutes later, it was his turn Lautaro to threaten, with a long shot that went against a defender and took a trajectory towards the goal, with the “Rojiblancos” goalkeeper deflecting the danger.
One of his heads Morata in the 29th minute he found Sommer on hand, with Inter finally opening the scoring in the 33rd minute. Inzaghi’s players developed brilliantly from the left, with Barela laying on Dimarco and him to score from inside the area.
However, the joy of the Italians lasted only two minutes, as o Griezmann he equalized from close range in the 35th minute after incredible inactivity in the defense of the Nerazzurri!
In fact, Simeone’s team looked for a reversal before the break, but the French scorer did not have time to execute from close range in the 43rd minute.
In the same pattern the beginning in the second part, with Zomer to stop him Griezmann at 52′. As time went by, however, the guests dropped the pace, as a result of which we did not have a phase for a while.
Reaching the last 20 minutes, o Simeon he risked more and, after seeing his team escape in two fours Turam (76′) and Barrel (81′), o Depay warned with a shot at beam in 85′.
Two minutes later, however, the newly arrived Dutchman aimed better and nail the ball into the net of Sommer, overturning the facts and sending the match to overtime!
And that’s because in the last seconds, o Riquelme failed to tease Inter, firing high wide from inside the area…
The extra half hour started with good moments as Sommer denied him Depay to make it 3-1 in the 96th minute, while the headers of Turam (94′) and Lautaro (98′) they ended up out.
The Swiss goalkeeper of the Milanese avoided the danger with his shot Korea (105+2′), with the pace dropping, due to fatigue, in the second half.
Somehow, we went to penalties. There, Mr Oblak he said “no” to Sanchez and Klaassen, with Sommer averting Saul’s execution.
Finally, with Atlético at 3-2, o Thug he set up the ball aiming for an equaliser, before the home team’s fifth penalty.
But the Argentinian sent the ball high out and Atlético in the eight…
MVP: After a match like that, it would be hard to come up with a leader, however his interventions Jan Oblak in the penalty shootout process it makes it easier for us. The Slovenian stopped Sanchez and Klaassen and gave his team a huge advantage, with his team-mates taking advantage.
The teams’ lineups
Atletico Madrid (D. Simeone): Oblak, Savic, Witzel, Hermoso, Molina (79′ Barrios), Llorente (98′ Athpilicueta), Koke, De Paul (71′ Correa), Lino (71′ Riquelme), Morata (79′ Depay), Griezmann (106′ Saul)
On the counter: Moldovan, Gomis, Gabriel, Fermeiren, Reinaldo
Inter (S. Inzaghi): Sommer, Pavard, De Frey, Bastoni (72′ Acerbi), Barela (84′ Fratezi), Tsalhanoglu, Mkhitaryan (111′ Klaassen), Dumfries (72′ Darmian), Dimarco (84′ Biseki), Martines, Turam (102′ Sanchez)
On the counter: Di Gennaro, Audeiro, Buchanan, Aslani, Sarr, Stankovic
Referee: Marciniac
Assistants: Listkiewicz, Kupsik
4th: Ratkowski
VAR: Kwiatkowski, Frankowski
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Source: Sport Fm
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