After enjoying a gruelling 210 minutes and a penalty shootout, Actual Madrid had been lastly capable of get the higher of Atletico Madrid of their UEFA Champions League Spherical of 16 tie.
The Merengues had gained the primary leg 2-1, with targets from Rodrygo Goes and Brahim Diaz, however . With the rating tied on mixture, the 2 groups went into further time, the place they had been as soon as once more unable to interrupt the impasse.
Finally, issues had been determined with a penalty shootout, by which Los Blancos emerged victorious by changing 4 penalties, whereas the Colchoneros transformed solely 2 of their penalties.
Nonetheless, with the offensive expertise current within the group, most Actual Madrid followers would have anticipated their group to have gotten the higher of their cross-city rivals in regulation time.
Hopes had been excessive that their celebrity duo of Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior would present their magic to get the higher of even a group as defensively astute as Atletico Madrid. Significantly so after the Frenchman had scored a hat-trick towards Manchester Metropolis in his final UCL outing, and due to the Brazilian winger’s significantly heated relationship with the Mattress Makers.
Nonetheless, as has been the case for the previous couple of weeks, this duo was unable to actually stand out with their performances and was additionally unable to get on the scoresheet all through this tie.
Within the second leg, Mbappe was removed from his greatest however was nonetheless capable of make issues occur. He gained a penalty within the second half, that was missed. He additionally efficiently transformed the primary penalty for his aspect within the penalty shootout.
As statistics present, His passing was nonetheless at a really excessive stage, as he recorded a 91% passing success fee by finishing 30 of his 33 tried passes. Moreover, all of his 4 tried lengthy passes had been additionally correct.
Nonetheless, just one of his 6 whole dribble makes an attempt was profitable and he misplaced 5 of the ten floor duels he was engaged in on the night time. In whole, he misplaced the ball 15 occasions on this sport.
Nonetheless, his efficiency was considerably higher than his colleague in assault, Vinicius Jr., who had a really forgettable night time. The spotlight of his depressing efficiency was the penalty that he missed which Mbappe had gained within the 70 minute, and which may have given Actual Madrid a win in regulation time.
However his dangerous efficiency went past simply this missed penalty. He was additionally fairly wasteful together with his passing, as he accomplished solely 27 of his 35 tried passes, recording a hit fee of 77%. Equally, he misplaced possession 26 occasions on this sport, and of the 23 floor duels he was engaged in on the night time, he gained solely 8. Solely 3 of his 14 tried dribbles had been profitable towards Atletico.
Thus, the celebrity duo that has the potential to resolve video games by their particular person performances was as soon as once more unable to place in a powerful shift towards the Colchoneros. Fortunately, they nonetheless stay alive within the UCL, and hopefully, will show to be extra decisive for Actual Madrid within the coming matches.