Real Madrid advance after defeating Atletico

Real Madrid took the lead early in the match in attack and counterattack. But then Atletico Madrid turned around and equalized. But in the end, Carlo Ancelotti’s men defeated their city rivals 2-1 in the first leg of the last 16 of the Champions League with another goal. The victory took the Galacticos a step closer to reaching the quarter-finals of the tournament.

All three goals from both teams at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night were eye-catching. After falling behind to Rodrigo’s goal, Julián Álvarez equalized in the first half. However, Atletico could not repay the loss after Brahim Diaz put Real ahead again in the second half.

In the fourth minute of the match, Federico Valverde made a great through pass, quickly outpaced one of the opponents, took control of the ball, entered the box and gave another defender no chance with a wonderful shot that made the team excited.

After dealing with several consecutive attacks from the opponent, Atletico slowly started to counterattack. After two missed shots in the first half hour, they returned to the equalizer with a spectacular goal from Alvarez in the 32nd minute. The Argentine forward took a shot from the left side of the D-box after beating Eduardo Camavinga with the ball, Thibaut Courtois did not reach the ball even after jumping, and the ball hit the inside of the post at the last moment after a slight turn and hit the net.

After the break, Real Madrid took the lead again with a sharp counterattack in the 55th minute. Dias, who entered the D-box after receiving a short pass from Ferland Mendy, beat two defenders and beat the goalkeeper with a right-footed shot through five opponents.

Atletico have every hope of turning the tables as the second leg of the clash is at home. The match will be played at the Wanda Metropolitano next Wednesday.

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