Atletico Madrid made Real Madrid sweat at the Santiago Bernabeu. Ball possession, attack-counter attack or shots on goal – the battle on the field was a war of words in the Champions League last 16 match. The battle on the field was also expected to be heated. The last three matches were drawn in the derby.

Real did not make that mistake on Tuesday night. They won the first leg at home and won the game. Atletico will start the match on March 13th, trailing by one goal at home. Real had 52 percent of the ball in their possession at the Bernabeu today. They had 19 shots on goal, seven of which were on target. On the other hand, Atletico had two of their eight shots on goal. Rodrigo gave Real the lead early on in the day with a great goal. However, Atletico were almost level when Julian Alvarez restored parity in Munciana.

After the break, Brahim Diaz scored the goal that finally made the difference in the match. Rodrygo took a great pass from Valverde and sent the ball into the net after 4 minutes of the match. After that, both sides spread the heat in the attack-to-attack match. Atletico equalized after 32 minutes. Alvarez took a pass from Galan and quickly passed Camavinga and put the ball into the net. Courtois had no chance to catch the ball. However, Diaz did not let the drama build at the Bernabeu. The Moroccan left winger shook the visitors with Mendy’s extended ball. After 55 minutes, the match also stopped at that gap.