Atlético Madrid players won the opening match of the quarterfinals of the Champions League over visiting Borussia Dortmund 2:1. Rematch is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16 in Dortmund.
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Atletico Madrid went to the quarter-finals with Dortmund in shaky form, but that did not carry over into the opening match at all. At home, they welcomed the opponent with high pressing, they forced a mistake already in the 5th minute, when goalkeeper Kobel under pressure passed the ball to Maatsen, who moved it straight to de Paul’s foot and it was 1:0.
The quick goal shook the Borussia players and they made mistake after mistake, they didn’t create any chances in the first half and conceded a second time after half an hour and again after a huge mistake. Schlotterbeck didn’t understand Hummels, Griezmann found Lin with a lob and he made it 2-0 with an overview. After the change of sides, Dortmund tried to create, but went “full” and created only half-chances.
In the 76th minute, Lino could have made the final decision, but his shot was caught by Kobel, and five minutes later, the Atletico players hesitated for the first time in defense. Can sent a pass into the box, the ball bounced off the home defenders to the free Haller and the substitute striker reduced the score to 1:2. Borussia created pressure at the end, Bynoe-Gittens hit the crossbar, but could not equalize.
2024-04-10 20:55:00
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