Unbelievable! After the end of the match, the referee found a penalty for Atlético on the video, but Carrasco threw it away and Simone’s charges are out of the LM

After Barcelona and Sevilla, the third Spanish team also finished in the Champions League, Atlético only drew 2-2 at home against Bayer Leverkusen. Adam Hložek played the whole game and assisted on the first goal.

The home team was more active in the beginning of the match, but the opponent had only one chance to take the lead. Adam Hložek played the ball to Moussa Diaby and he cleared the ball to the back post. Angel Correa could have equalized quickly, but Lukas Hrádecký was able to deal with the shot in the middle.

In the 22nd minute, the crowd celebrated as Yannick Carrasco hit the near post after a one-touch combination. Five minutes later, however, Atleti made a mistake in their own half and Callum Hudson-Odoi was alone in front of Jan Oblak.

At the end of the first half, the quick-footed Frenchman Diaby fired once more, this time only into the gloves of goalkeeper Oblak. On the other side, Leverkusen almost scored an own goal, Hrádecký had to intervene and head in a corner kick.

After the change of sides, the determined home side came out with great pace and the reward came in the 50th minute. Substitute midfielder Rodrigo de Paul took the ball from the edge of the box and headed accurately into the bottom right corner.

In the 57th minute, Antoine Griezmann had plenty of space, but the visiting goalkeeper made the save. Two minutes later, Carrasco hit the centre of Hradecky’s goal, only for Griezmann to head into the side netting.

In the 75th minute, Diaby got away from the home defenders, but Oblak managed to head the ball out for a corner. Leverkusen held on for the remainder of the game, the referee called an end to the match, but it was later revealed that one of the defending players had played a hand.

A penalty was then whistled. The ball was taken by Carrasco, but Hradecky saved it and Saul Niguez’s shot hit the crossbar. The Athletics can no longer advance to the eighth round and will face Bayer in the last round.

Source: Nova Sport 4