Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 1st LegBrahim strike gives Real Madrid first-leg win over Atlético
Real Madrid's Brahim Diaz scored a second-half winner as the hosts edged out neighbours Atletico Madrid 2-1 in a scrappy first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie on Tuesday after Julian Alvarez had cancelled out Rodrygo's opener.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid).
- 2': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 7': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 7': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
- 7': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 10': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 12': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 17': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
- 17': Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 22': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 23': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).
- 23': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
- 28': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 28': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid).
- 29': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Atletico Madrid 1. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Javi Galán.
- 36': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
- 37': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 45': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a through ball.
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45': First Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 47': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
- 47': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 48': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
- 48': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by José María Giménez.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Javi Galán with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
- 54': Foul by José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
- 54': Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Atletico Madrid 1. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
- 56': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 57': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
- 60': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
- 60': Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid).
- 61': Attempt missed. José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 62': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
- 63': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
- 63': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
- 63': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Giuliano Simeone.
- 64': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Conor Gallagher replaces Samuel Lino.
- 64': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 64': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Attempt saved. Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 66': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid).
- 66': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
- 69': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by José María Giménez.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 71': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Robin Le Normand replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 73': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 74': Attempt missed. Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
- 75': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Pablo Barrios.
- 80': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
- 80': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Federico Valverde.
- 86': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
- 86': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 89': Substitution, Real Madrid. Endrick replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 90': Endrick (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 90'+2': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a headed pass.
- 90'+3': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by José María Giménez.
- 90'+4': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
- 90'+4': Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Atletico Madrid 1.
Statistics
 ATM |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 48.6 | Possession | 51.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 538 | Accurate Passes | 596 |
| 602 | Passes | 642 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 33 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 19 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 15 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 77,261
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 77,261
Line-Ups
Real Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 35 | Raúl Asencio |
| 23 | Ferland Mendy |
| 8 | Federico Valverde |
| 6 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 14 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 21 | Brahim Díaz |
| 11 | Rodrygo |
| 7 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 9 | Kylian Mbappé |
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 21 | Javi Galán |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 8 | Pablo Barrios |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 12 | Samuel Lino |
| 22 | Giuliano Simeone |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
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