Atletico Madrid squeeze by Inter in Champions League as Jan Oblak makes himself enormous
Match Events
0' KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?
4' CLOSE! Sommer denies Lino's effort
11' Foul from Griezmann
12' CLOSE! Oblakmakes timely save!
17' Lautaro’s powerful strike stopped by Oblak
27' SAVE! Sommer parries Morata's header
33' GOAL! Atletico 0-1 Inter (Dimarco)
35' GOAL! Atletico 1-1 Inter (Griezmann)
51' Sommer makes decent save to stop Griezmann
76' CHANCE! Thuram's shot over the bar
80' Barella's shot too straight!
87' GOAL! Atletico 2-1 Inter (Depay)
90' Yellow Card! Koke booked
96' SAVE! Fine stop from world-class Sommer
104' Yellow Card! Calhanoglu booked
Match Report
Atletico Madrid came into the second leg of their Champions League tie against Inter, a goal down, and abundantly aware that much of the perspective on their season depended on their progress to the quarter-finals. Up against them were arguably the form side in Europe. Diego Simeone’s side did not lack any of the battle or effort that characterised him as a player though, all the way through two and a half hours of exhilerating drama.
The first half started off with Atletico pushing forward, and creating danger without ever really finding clear chances. Meanwhile Inter looked content to draw Atletico to them, and try to catch them in behind. That worked a little past the half hour mark, as Denzel Dumfries was set free on the right side, but could only force an excellent save from Jan Oblak. On the other side, Federico Dimarco would capitalise on Nicolo Barella’s cutback after a flowing move from deep in their own half.
Atletico did not wait long to hit back though. After Koke Resurreccion looked for Antoine Griezmann over the top from the edge of the box, the ball was not cleared well by Francesco Acerbi, hit Stefan de Vrij and bobbled through to Antoine Griezmann to mark his return with a goal just three minutes after Inter had scored.
In the second half, Atletico showed themselves to be much the better side, creating two golden chances that were spurned by Alvaro Morata and Griezmann from balls in from the right. Memphis Depay and Angel Correa were sent on, and Memphis fluffed an early chance from close in, before striking the inside of the post with a thunderous effort.
At the other end, Inter were still dangerous. Barella and Marcus Thuram were both through on goal, but with a chasing defence, bearing down on them, rather than the Inter men on goal, Oblak made comfortable saves.
Just as it looked like Atletico were out of time, Koke found Memphis on the turn through a packed Inter defence on the edge of their box. He took one touch, and then fired into the bottom corner, testing the vocal chords of an already deafening Metropolitano. In the dying seconds, Atletico kept coming forward, and Griezmann found Rodrigo Riquelme on the penalty spot for the winner, but he blazed over.
Into extra time it went, and a similar exchanges ensued. Thuram had a final chance which he headed wide, and Memphis forced a good save from Yann Sommer from close range again. Griezmann, just recovered after three weeks out, went off at half-time in extra time, and Inter advanced up the pitch as a result. They couldn’t find a winner though, as the game battled through to penalties.
Cometh the hour, cometh Jan Oblak. He saved twice from Alexis Sanchez and Davy Klaassen, and while Saul Niguez also saw his saved by Sommer, Lautaro Martinez blazed high and wide with the final penalty, giving them a 3-2 win on penalties. Simeone wore an exhausted satisfaction on his face at the end, as Atletico levered last year’s finalists out by grit, ambition, and a giant Slovenian hand.
Line-ups
Atletico XI: Witsel, Oblak, Savic, Griezmann, Morata, Koke, De Paul, Hermoso, Llorente, Nahuel Molina, Samuel Lino
Subs: Azpilicueta, Gabriel, Saul , Depay, Correa, Reinildo Mandava, Horaţiu Moldovan, Riquelme, Pablo Barrios, Antonio Gomis, Arthur Vermeeren
Inter XI: Sommer, Mkhitaryan, De Vrij, Calhanoglu, Dimarco, Barella, Thuram, Dumfries, Pavard, Lautaro, Bastoni
Subs: Sanchez, Darmian, Acerbi, Klaassen, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Emil Audero, Frattesi, Yann Bisseck, Tajon Buchanan, Kristjan Asllani, Aleksandar Stankovic, Amadou Sarr
Symphony01
665
So Inter Milan sitting so comfortably and unthreatened above the Seria A table still got knocked out by struggling Atletico Madrid...🤦♂️ Football can be so unpredictable, and that's the beauty of this sport⚽️🥅💯
OseDavido
638
when the bird knows how to find food for her kids, she flies higher.. weldone Oblak
HIRO237
588
One of those nights when Real and Barca fans can come together and support theirs fellow Spanish compatriot
ishti
473
Fans looking for the ball kicked by Lautaro Martinez for penalty shootout [Crylaugh]
zerbigboy
462
UCL LAST 8 3 SPANISH🇪🇸 TEAMS 2 ENGLISH 🏴 TEAMS 2 GERMAN 🇩🇪TEAMS 1 FRENCH🇫🇷 TEAM
KingEric
453
Still one of the best!!!
Andy220
415
Spanish teams in UCL would always be tough to beat especially Diego Simeone team because they can switch from Haram satanic football to fast paced to counter attacking football. UCL is coming back to Spain whether they like it or not
Sourceofjoy
397
Italian teams are no match against Spanish teams in the UCL....💯 Real Madrid🇪🇦 Beat Napoli🇮🇹 in the group stage Barcelona🇪🇸 Eliminated Napoli🇮🇹 in the Round of 16 Atletico Madrid🇪🇸 Beat Lazio🇮🇹 in the Groupstage & Eliminated Inter Milan🇮🇹 in the Round of 16 REAL MADRID 🇪🇦 BARCELONA 🇪🇦 ATLETICO MADRID 🇪🇦
Yungswag20
360
Barcelona let athletic Madrid got revenge for them
successfuljr
353
i will keep on saying it over and over again laliga is the king of Europe no other comes close no one believes ATM was going to beat intermilan but we keep on shocking the world and proving haters wrong champions league is coming to Spain if you don't accept the fact agree with your keyboard 😌😌😌🌝🌝
Ozzillos
343
The star of the day. What a player if he could just avoid injuries ⭐️
paulneme
326
Spain are dominance . Laliga the best league in the world, others like premier league are over hype
yorm
287
Spain are dominance . Laliga the best league in the world, others like premier league are over hype
dougiefresh
266
Atlético Madrid are the first side in Champions League history to win three different penalty shootouts in the competition: ◉ vs. Bayer Leverkusen (2015) ◉ vs. PSV (2016) ◉ vs. Inter (2024) And Jan Oblak💎❤️🔴⚪️ was the HERO in all three. 🧤🔥
itz_me_ojei
253
Lautaro Martinez sent his penalty over the net, which saw Atletico Madrid knock Inter Milan out of the Champions League. His Argentina teammate Angel Correa was the first player to console him despite being on opposite sides tonight 🥺 Brothers 🇦🇷💙
ishti
96
Atletico won even without taking the Fifth penalty, can I take it in the next game please 🥺