VIDEO: You can’t make this up, it has to happen! Watch Atlético Madrid’s 98th-minute penalty that ended the match

The duel between Atlético Madrid and Leverkusen was a battle to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League group stage. The Colchoneros had a unique chance to take three points after the game, but they threw it away.

The visitors opened the scoring in the 9th minute of the match, with Diaby scoring after a precise pass from Adam Hložek. The home side levelled at 1-1 in the 22nd minute when Carrasco scored, assisted by Griezmann.

However, 7 minutes later, the home stadium mourned again after conceding. After a blunder and a loss of the ball in midfield, Amiri won the ball and found a free teammate inside the penalty area on the left. Callum Hudson-Odoi guided the ball into the middle and didn’t hesitate.

Given the unfavourable scoreline, the home side went headlong into the second half and the equaliser came in the 50th minute when Carrasco assisted de Paula this time. Neither team took any further chances and it was 2-2 until the 96th minute.

Still Yannick Carrasco in the lead role. A goal and an assist so far. He played a corner kick which the players in dark jerseys managed to turn away, but very suspiciously.

The ball hit the hands of a couple of visiting players, but it wasn’t a hundred percent. In one case it was a shoulder and in the other case it was a very slight contact, but it was eventually ruled a penalty by VAR.

The players, after the corner was turned away, were resigned to the end of the game, which was also whistled. The main referee, Frenchman Clément Turpin, subsequently communicated with the video assistant who advised him to go and review the situation.

He left the screen after a few seconds convinced of the penalty, which he also ordered. The ball could not be taken by anyone other than Carrasco, as the most prominent figure of the match.

The penalty was not taken well, the visiting goalkeeper with Slovakian roots Lukas Hradecky successfully intervened and knocked the ball away.

Saul Niguez’s header hit the crossbar, the ball bounced off the crossbar and straight onto the foot of Mandavi, who hit the heel of the standing Carrasco on another hopeful finish, and he can be declared the underdog of the match instead of the man of the match.

All this is compounded by the fact that the loss of points caused by the missed penalty means the end of Atlético’s Champions League hopes in the spring.

Source: Twitter