We were treated to a really entertaining first leg at the Bernabeu, which actually felt a lot like a second leg.
For much of the first half, caution was thrown unceremoniously to the wind and it was Atletico who looked more of a threat. But a super left-footed finish from Rodrygo put them on the back foot inside three and a half minutes.
That lead was cancelled out half an hour later when Julian Alvarez beat Thibaut Courtois with an even better effort, curling a beauty onto the post and in.
And, after that, there wasn’t much of the game being played on the holders’ terms but, as they always do, they found a way.
Excellent footwork from Brahim Diaz in a congested corridor inside the Atletico penalty area ended with the finish to match and that was enough for the hosts to win it.
