[London (UK) = This is Sports Chosun.COM reporter] Real laughed first in the Madrid derby. Atletico, however, also set the stage for a counterattack at home.
Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 in the first leg of the round of 16 of the 2024-2025 European Champions League (UCL) at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain, on the afternoon of the 4th (local time).
Real came out with a 4-3-3 model. Courtois, Mendy, Rudiger, Asensio, Valverde, Camavinga, Chouameni, Díaz, Vinicius, Mbappe and Hodrigu competed. Atletico were the 4-4-2 archetype. Oblak, Galan, Langle, Jimenez, Llorente, Linu, Barrios, DePull, Simeone, Alvarez, and Griezmann came forward.
The home team Real scored its first goal in the fourth minute of the first half. Valverde poked the pass on the right flank. After Hodrigu won the contest with the defender, he grabbed the ball and hit it. He shook the net with an accurate shot. It was a fresh start for Real.
Real continued to lead the game. Vinicius hit a right-footed mid-range shot in the 21st minute, but it was in front of the goalkeeper. In response, Atletico's Simeone crossed in the 26th minute of the first half. Barrios shot a ball cleared by Valverde, but it went off the post.
Atletico tied the game in the 32nd minute of the first half. Álvarez scored with a right-footed curl shot after hitting past Camavinga. It was 1-1 and the first half was over.
In the second half, Real took the lead again. In the 10th minute of the second half, Díaz shot past the defense. I made a goal.
In response, Simeone added Gallagher and Molina to the attack. However, Real continued the trend. Modric kicked in the 29th minute of the second half and Asensio finished with a header. But it went over the net. Atletico then launched an offensive, but eventually failed to tie the game. Real won 2-1 and gained an advantage in advancing to the quarterfinals.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
