Good evening everybody and welcome to another MARCA in English live blog, this time taking you through the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 clash between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid from the Estadio Metropolitano.
After a thrilling first encounter at the Bernabeu, where Real Madrid secured a 2-1 victory thanks to Brahim Diaz's late winner, all eyes will now turn to the Metropolitano as Diego Simeone's side seeks to overturn the deficit. However, despite Real's upper hand, Atletico have plenty of reasons to be optimistic as they return home -- a venue that has become a fortress in European competitions.
Indeed, Atletico boast an unbeaten home record in Champions League knockout ties that spans 28 years, having not suffered defeat since Ajax visited the old Vicente Calderon in 1997. Impressively, Simeone's side has managed to turn around three previous knockout ties at home after first-leg defeats, including a memorable comeback last season against Inter Milan at this very stage.
Although Real Madrid have dominated past European clashes, including Champions League finals in 2014 and 2016, and a semi-final win in 2017, Atletico have beaten their city rivals in four of the last five cup meetings -- a run that will give them confidence heading into this decisive leg.
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Match ends, Atletico Madrid 1(2), Real Madrid 0(4).
Penalty Shootout ends, Atletico Madrid 1(2), Real Madrid 0(4).
Well, that was all a bit weird, but Alvarez's penalty being ruled out for a double touch of the ball derailed Atleti's shootout calm, and it's Real Madrid who advance.
Goal! Atletico Madrid 1(2), Real Madrid 0(4). Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty missed! Still Atletico Madrid 1(2), Real Madrid 0(3). Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) hits the woodwork with a right footed shot.
VAR Checking: Other Reason.
Penalty saved. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) right footed shot saved.
Goal! Atletico Madrid 1(3), Real Madrid 0(3). Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot.
Goal! Atletico Madrid 1(2), Real Madrid 0(3). Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot.
Goal! Atletico Madrid 1(2), Real Madrid 0(2). Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot.
Goal! Atletico Madrid 1(1), Real Madrid 0(2). Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot.
Goal! Atletico Madrid 1(1), Real Madrid 0(1). Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) converts the penalty with a left footed shot.
Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Real Madrid 0(1). Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot.
Penalty Shootout begins Atletico Madrid 1, Real Madrid 0.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Real Madrid 0.
Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
Foul by Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid).
Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Endrick replaces Vinícius Júnior.
Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by José María Giménez.
César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
Hand ball by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Samuel Lino.
Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Brahim Díaz.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
Second Half Extra Time begins Atletico Madrid 1, Real Madrid 0.
First Half Extra Time ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Real Madrid 0.
Attempt blocked. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
Attempt missed. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) right footed shot from long range on the right following a set piece situation.
Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Ángel Correa.
Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
Substitution, Atletico Madrid. César Azpilicueta replaces Reinildo because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
First Half Extra Time begins Atletico Madrid 1, Real Madrid 0.
Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Robin Le Normand replaces Clément Lenglet.
Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Real Madrid 0.
Offside, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Rodrigo De Paul because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
As it stands, Atleti look most likely to score...
Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Antoine Griezmann.
Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Giuliano Simeone.
Attempt saved. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Samuel Lino replaces Conor Gallagher.
Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces Ferland Mendy because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Reinildo.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Rodrygo.
Offside, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez is caught offside.
Foul by Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Attempt saved. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved.
Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
Attempt saved. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
Penalty missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot is close, but misses the top right corner.
Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé draws a foul in the penalty area.
Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Luka Modric.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Hand ball by Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).
Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box.
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Vinícius Júnior.
Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 1, Real Madrid 0.
First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Real Madrid 0.
Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Rodrygo.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Pablo Barrios.
Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) header from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box following a corner.
Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
Attempt missed. Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Modric.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by José María Giménez.
Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by José María Giménez.
Attempt blocked. Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by José María Giménez.
Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Real Madrid 0. Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from very close range.
First Half begins.
Atleti XI confirmed
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Real Madrid XI confirmed
Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid probable line-ups
Atletico Madrid possible starting XI: Oblak; Molina, Gimenez, Le Normand, Javi Galan; Simeone, Marcos Llorente, De Paul, Lino; Alvarez, Griezmann
Real Madrid possible starting XI: Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy; Tchouameni, Camavinga; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vini Jr; Mbappe.
Where to watch Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid?
For fans in the United Kingdom, Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid can be seen on TNT Sports 1 (discovery+). Fans in Ireland can tune in via RTE, Virgin and Livescore.
US-based fans will be able to see Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid on CBS and TUDN.
What time does Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid start?
Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid is a 21:00 CET kick-off, which is local time in Spain. That means fans in the UK and Ireland can watch the game at 20:00 GMT.
Fans in the USA can tune in to watch Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid at 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT.
TEAM NEWS
Atletico will be without captain Koke, but otherwise, Simeone has a nearly full squad to choose from. Cesar Azpilicueta is back, and Nahuel Molina and Robin Le Normand may keep their places after starting in the first leg.
Julian Alvarez, whose goal in Madrid was his seventh in nine Champions League games this season, will lead the line alongside Antoine Griezmann.
For Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham returns from suspension, likely pushing match-winner Brahim Diaz to the bench. Dani Ceballos, Dani Carvajal, and Eder Militao remain sidelined, but Antonio Rudiger and Thibaut Courtois are set to return.
Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., and Rodrygo are expected to lead the attack, with midfield from Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni.