Atletico Madrid v Inter LIVE: Champions League result as penalty shoot-out decides last-16 tie
Atletico 2-1 Inter (2-2 agg, 3-2 pens): Lautaro Martinez blazed over the bar after goals from Antoine Griezmann and Memphis Depay forced extra time and penalties
Atletico Madrid needed a penalty shootout to edge past Inter Milan and reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League after an exciting last-16 clash ended 2-2 on aggregate.
Jan Oblak saved two penalties and Lautaro Martinez blasted his effort over the bar to send Atletico through 3-2 in the shootout after the match finished 2-1 to the Spanish side after extra time.
Inter opened the scoring in the 33rd minute through Federico Dimarco but Atletico hit back two minutes later with a goal from Antoine Griezmann and Memphis Depay’s goal three minutes from time sent the tie to extra time.
Both teams had chances to win it in extra time but in the end it was Diego Simeone’s side who held their nerve and last season’s beaten finalists exited the competition.
Aletico join an impressive list of teams in the quarter-final draw, including defending champions Manchester City, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.
Arsenal and Barcelona also booked their place this, while the final spot was taken by Borussia Dortmund as Jadon Sancho scored in their 2-0 win over PSV Eindhoven.
Follow all the build-up and match action below plus get all the latest match odds and tips here.
When is the Champions League quarter-final draw?
Arsenal and Manchester City await a blockbuster Champions League draw as the path to the Wembley final is revealed.
This year’s final will be held at Wembley Stadium in June with Manchester City hoping to secure another tournament crown. Pep Guardiola’s side won their first European Cup by beating Inter Milan in Istanbul last year and progressed to the quarter-finals thanks to a 6-2 aggregate win over FC Copenhagen.
Arsenal were able to overturn a 1-0 first-leg defeat to Porto - but they needed the first Champions League penalty shoot-out since the 2016 final as they returned to the last-eight for the first time since 2010 on a dramatic night at the Emirates.
They are joined in the last-eight by star-studded line-up of some of European football’s biggest names, with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund their potential quarter-final opponents.
The draw will reveal not just the quarter-final fixtures, but the possible semi-final ties as well. It will be the last time Uefa holds a Champions League draw manually, with the procedure changing to a computerised system when the competition switches formats next season.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is the Champions League quarter-final draw?
Everything you need to know ahead of the last eight draw
Atletico 2-1 Inter (2-2 agg, 3-2 pens)
Diego Simeone does it again in the Champions League.
Inter had won 13 matches in a row to start the year, but the Wanda remains a tough place to go. It was all or nothing for Atletico tonight, but they kept their season alive. And how about Memphis Depay, by the way? What an impact from the bench, along with Angel Correa.
Atletico 2-1 Inter (2-2 agg, 3-2 pens)
Now this is a quarter-final line-up... there are going to be some HUGE ties in Friday’s draw.
- Atletico Madrid
- Borussia Dortmund
- Arsenal
- Barcelona
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Bayern Munich
- Manchester City
- Real Madrid
Atletico 2-1 Inter (2-2 agg, 3-2 pens)
Atletico and Diego Simeone do it again in the Champions League! They were the underdogs against Inter, the leaders in Serie A, but they dug in and found a way to get through to penalties! Oblak was the hero with two big saves, before Laurato Martinez blazed over the bar! A nightmare moment from the Inter captain...
Penalty shootout:Atletico 3-2 Inter (MARTINEZ MISSES)
MARTINEZ BLAZES OVER THE BAR! ATLETICO MADRID SURVIVE AND BEAT INTER ON PENALTIES!
Atletico:✅❌✅✅
Inter: ✅❌❌✅❌
Penalty shootout:Atletico 3-2 Inter (Correa scores)
Ooof! In off the underside of the bar from Correa! Martinez has to score...
Atletico:✅❌✅✅
Inter: ✅❌❌✅
Penalty shootout:Atletico 2-2 Inter (Acerbi scores)
Acerbi replies. He silences the Wanda... but Atletico have the advantage.
Atletico:✅❌✅
Inter: ✅❌❌✅
Penalty shootout:Atletico 2-1 Inter (Riquelme scores)
Advantage Atletico!
Atletico:✅❌✅
Inter: ✅❌❌
Penalty shootout:Atletico 1-1 Inter (Klassen saved by Oblak)
OBLAK! What a save to deny Klassen, who went to the left! Incredible reach from Oblak!
Atletico:✅❌
Inter: ✅❌❌
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