It Was Decided in Penalties. Gallagher Scored in the 1st Minute and There Were No More Goals, Not Even in Extra Time. In the Penalty Shootout, Real Madrid Imposed Their Experience and Knocked Out Atlético in the Champions League.
Vinícius Missed a Penalty
Real Madrid Could Have Settled the Tie Earlier if Vinícius Had Converted the Penalty Committed by Atlético on Mbappé.
Mbappé Wanted to Take It, but Vinícius Asserted His Authority and Sent It Over the Bar. Among the Teammates, the Brazilian's Attitude Didn't Sit Well, and in the First Half of Extra Time, Bellingham Reprimanded Him.
He Had to Work Hard to Intercept a Ball. He Punched the Ground Four Times and Confronted Vinícius, Who Was Supposed to Have Taken Care of His Opponent.
But He Didn't, and Bellingham Didn't Mind Publicly Expressing What Is Already Common Knowledge in Real Madrid's Locker Room.
But in the End, That Remained an Anecdote. The Important Thing Is That Real Madrid Overcame the Round of 16 and Are Already in the Quarterfinals. They Didn't Score a Goal in 120 Minutes, but They Scored Four of the Five Penalty Kicks (Only Lucas Vázquez Missed).
It Was a Hard-Fought Match. Atlético Started Strong, but Real Madrid Turned the Game Around in the Second Half.
In Extra Time, the White Goal Was Closer Than the Red-and-White One. But the Goal Didn't Come.
Atlético's Complaints About the Refereeing
As Always, Mbappé and Vinícius Fought Their Own Battles, Without Harmony Between Them. The Team Suffered Because of It.
It Wasn't a Spectacular Match, but It Was a Display of Grit. The Players of Both Teams Engaged in a Titanic Struggle That Could Only Be Resolved in Penalties. They Gave It Their All, to the Last Drop of Sweat.
Atlético Have Complained About the Refereeing. For the Penalty Awarded in Favor of Real Madrid in the Second Half. For What They Understand as VAR's Assistance in Disallowing the Goal Scored by Julián Álvarez in the Penalty Shootout.