The Spanish side has been nearly unbeatable in the Wanda Metropolitano in recent years, and they extended that streak on Wednesday
Atletico Madrid continued their Champions League home dominance on Wednesday by topping Juventus in Spain to open their round-of-16 tie.
Diego Simeone's side earned a 2-0 win over Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus on Wednesday, handing the Spanish side a massive advantage heading into the return leg in Italy.
With the win, Atletico Madrid are now unbeaten in the team's last 13 Champions League knockout round home matches.
During that run, they've won eight and drawn five, having only conceded one goal in those 13 games.
The lone goal came back in 2017 when Isco scored for Real Madrid as Atletico won 2-1 on the day but lost 4-2 on aggregate.
After seeing a goal from Alvaro Morata controversially ruled out, Atletico Madrid responded with goals from the team's two centre-backs to seal the advantage.
Jose Gimenez scored the first for the hosts as the Uruguayan defender pounced on a corner kick to finish in the 78th minute, despite foul claims from the away side.
Team-mate Diego Godin provided the second just five minutes later via another set piece, sealing the two-goal first leg win.
The goals from the two Uruguay stars marked the first time the duo have scored in the same match for club or country.
Godin and Gimenez are also the first ever Uruguayans to score in the same match for the same team in the history of the Champions League/European Cup.
SwayansuMohanty
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SKILL OF THE WEEK 😂 NO LOOK ASSIST ..#CR7
Amanda-
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The Juventus management are sick 😷 how the heck will they keep dumbass Allegri this long . He should have been fired by now . The management is so sick and stupid. Buying up old players especially defensive players. Allegri will keep winning the local league because there is no stronger teams. Even me will win the local league with the Juventus team . Here are my points. You buy world class CR7 and per him up with the most boring and defensive striker in the world Mr Mandzukic. Mandzukic has been in Juventus for over 3 seasons now and his goals all together is less than 30 . And stupid Allegri plays him 90 minutes not because he scores but because he’s a defender added to the normal defenders to play defensive soccer. Mandzukic is absolutely useless, he’s unskillful, he can’t make simple passes and to crown 👑 it all he’s old and Juventus wanna win the champions league? If that’s not enough. Juventus as a team , doesn’t have team work no team chemistry. Juventus haven’t scored from free kicks . You wonder what is Allegri teaching them during their weekly training? Yesterday game was a catastrophe before kickoff. Check the starting lineup, he took Allegri over an hour to make changes. When he finally did, he messed things up . Allegri is a joke . Simeone came in and started making changes. He read the game and made super changes. That’s what will call world class coach. He may not have won 4 local league like Mr Allegri because in spain the competition is crazy 😜 if you are a Juventus fans out there , and you think Allegri is good, you must be joking 🙃 Yes Juventus will go ahead and win the local league and Allegri becomes the king 🤴 of local champions. The reality is , the champions league is the biggest deal in club soccer. And Allegri is brain 🧠 and mentality is too small to win it. Juventus management should stop buying up old players and build for the future. They must not make mistake of selling Dybala because he’s a future player. Allegri must go . That’s the only way Juventus can finally win the champions league.