Atletico Madrid have been given the green light to reach the last four of the ‘Stage of the Stars’.
Atletico Madrid won the home leg of their 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first leg against Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at the Civitas Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain, at 4:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday.
Atletico lined up in a 3-5-2 formation with Griezmann, Morata, Rinu, De Paul, Koke, Llorente, Molina, Aspilicueta, Witsel, Jimenez, and Oblak in goal.
The ‘visitors’ Dortmund responded with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Pilkruk, Adeyemi, N’Mecha, Sancho, Zahn, Xavier, Matthsen, Schlatterbeck, Hummels, Leroy Sane, and Bell (GK) started.
Atletico took an early lead. 안전놀이터 추천 They opened the scoring in the fourth minute of the first half. De Paul found himself one-on-one with the keeper and finished with a right-footed shot.
After taking the lead, Atletico took control of the game.
Dortmund didn’t sit idly by. In the 30th minute, N’Mecha got a header on a corner kick, but the ball went over the bar.
Atletico added another goal. In the 32nd minute, Dortmund’s inability to clear a Longthrow-in was the key. The ball found its way through Griezmann to Lienu, who scored with his right foot.
The first half ended with Atletico leading 2-0.
At the start of the second half, Dortmund came out on fire. They pushed forward.
And Dortmund crawled back into the game. In the 36th minute, Alli kept the spark alive with a right-footed shot. But it was not to be.
Atletico focused on defense and tried to deny their opponents as many chances as possible.
The game ended with a one-goal lead for Atletico. The second leg will take place on Sunday.