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22:51 That is all for the Liveblog
All the Italian teams are out of the Champions League.
22:49 Match report
Inter were left with so many regrets after their Champions League exit on penalties to Atletico Madrid, fumbling a 1-0 first leg lead and wasting opportunities to seal it here https://t.co/txdlPHmugU #AtletiInter #AtleticoMadridInter #FCIM #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 13, 2024
22:47 The Lautaro penalty
Lautaro Martinez misses the target completely as Atletico Madrid go through to the quarter-finals! 🔴⚪️#UCL pic.twitter.com/ezzhXnwNqF
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 13, 2024
22:42 Lautaro Martinez: OVER THE BAR
He Baggio’d that. Inter are out of the Champions League.
22:41 Correa: GOAL
Off the underside of the bar!
22:41 Acerbi: GOAL!
Hit that like a rocket.
22:40 Riquelme: GOAL
Sent Sommer the wrong way.
22:39 Davy Klaassen: SAVED
That was a good save, he had to be at full stretch for that one.
22:39 Saul Niguez: SAVED!!!
It’s all level!
22:38 Alexis Sanchez: SAVED
He tried to lift it too, but too central and nowhere near enough power. Oblak got a hand to it.
22:37 Depay: GOAL
Also a scorcher into the roof of the net.
22:36 Calhanoglu: GOAL!
Blasted into the roof of the net.
22:36 Inter win the toss twice
So they go first and pick the end. Calhanoglu first.
22:32 FT: It goes to penalties
They cannot be divided. Spot-kicks it is.
22:31 Atleti corner
Atletico Madrid corner punched away by Sommer.
22:30 De Vrij nods clear
Dangerous Atleti free kick into the box, De Vrij clears and then Sommer smotehrs.
22:28 End to end!
Huge chance for Inter, Frattesi pulled back beyond Lautaro Martinez, then Memphis Depay goes on the counter, Bisseck makes a last-ditch tackle and is booked.
22:28 People you feel sorry for
The fourth official, having to deal with both Simeone and Inzaghi.
22:25 Bobo Vieri is not impressed
— Serie A Out of Context (@calcionocontext) March 13, 2024
22:24 Calhanoglu over
He fires it well over.
22:23 Free kick for Inter
Very clumsy Saul Niguez tackle ends up booting Alexis Sanchez in the stomach. Free kick in Calhanoglu territory.
22:22 Inter sub
Mkhitaryan off, Klaassen on
22:20 Calha strikes
A couple of ferocious Calhanoglu strikes charged down, the second by Alexis Sanchez, who was felled like a tree.
22:19 Bit of a wobble
Sommer there to clean up after a wayward clearance bounced off Depay…
22:16 Atletico Madrid sub
Griezmann off, Saul Niguez on
22:14 Half-Time in Extra Time
Still nothing to separate these teams.
22:12 Correa strike
Correa turns De Vrij, but the finish is straight at Sommer.
22:12 Acerbi booked
Yellow card for a very obvious shirt tug on Angel Correa.
22:10 Oof!
De Vrij in the wall for a free kick, gets a Griezmann scorcher right in the face.
22:10 Thuram…
Marcus Thuram certainly left his mark on Stefan Savic… 😳#UCL pic.twitter.com/QJVfrj1pYG
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 13, 2024
Marcus Thuram. 😅🍒 pic.twitter.com/m1Z4SLeFCI
— Actu Foot (@ActuFoot_) March 13, 2024
22:09 Calhanoglu booked
Calhanoglu took one for the team, Depay sprinting away on the counter, doesn’t trust his defenders to do it, so takes him down from behind.
22:07 Inter sub
Someone evidently told Inzaghi, who subs Thuram off for Alexis Sanchez.
22:06 Calhanoglu lands badly
Calhanoglu barged mid-air, lands heavily. While he gets treatment, at least Savic and Thuram laugh it off…
22:05 Naughty Thuram!
Thuram reached back and gave Savic a not so gentle squeeze in the nethers. He’s lucky not to get a card for that.
22:05 Over two legs
The finishing has been pretty woeful from both teams. So many wasted opportunities.
22:03 Atletico sub
Cesar Azpilicueta on, Marcos Llorente off.
22:03 Inter chance
Inter corner nodded wide at the near post by Lautaro Martinez! Inches wide!
22:01 Sommer save!
Riquelme pulls the ball across the face of goal from the left, Depay prods it into the arms of Sommer!
22:00 Simeone hurt?
Amazon Prime Video Italia say Simeone pulled a thigh muscle celebrating the Depay goal and is now limping.
21:59 Thuram miss!
Bisseck floats a cross into the box, Thuram is up too early for a totally free header and steers it wide!
21:58 Inter in extra time
It’s the first time Inter experienced extra time in the Champions League/European Cup since beating Celtic on penalties in the 1972 semi-final.
21:57 Simeone reaction
La photo du soir 😭 pic.twitter.com/2jxM8ysTqA
— Betclic 🔞 (@Betclic) March 13, 2024
21:55 Extra time kicks off: Atletico Madrid 2-1 Inter (2-2 agg)
21:53 FT: Borussia Dortmund 2-0 PSV
Reus did score eventually for 2-0, Dortmund qualify 3-1 on aggregate.
21:52 Depay goal
A HUGE GOAL FROM DEPAY! 🤩
Memphis Depay grabs a late goal for Atletico Madrid and it looks as though we're heading into extra-time! 🙌#UCL pic.twitter.com/fMYYV8QTKl
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 13, 2024
21:51 FT: Atletico Madrid 2-1 Inter
It’s 2-2 on aggregate, we go to extra time.
21:50 ATLETICO MADRID MISS THE WINNER!
HOW DID THAT NOT GO IN?! Oh Inter, riding their luck. Griezmann down the right rolls it across for Riquelme, who is unmarked and sweeps it over the bar from 13 yards! Simeone collapses in disbelief!
21:49 Depay goal
THE LATE LATE SHOW FT. MEMPHIS DEPAY 🔥
ATLETI LEVEL THE TIE. 2-2. 🍿 pic.twitter.com/StB0GTiOof
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 13, 2024
21:48 Ouch
Inzaghi tries to control a loose ball at the touchline, kicks it at the cameraman.
21:47 Koke booked
Koke into the book for the foul on Mkhitaryan.
21:46 Sommer save
Atletico Madrid want to win it in regular time. Sommer flaps a bit on the cross, but eventually makes the save on Correa.
21:43 Atletico Madrid 2-1 Inter: Memphis Depay
That makes it 2-2 on aggregate and as things stand, it’s extra time. Koke through ball for Depay, who is onside, turns De Vrij and drills into the near bottom corner.
21:42 DEPAY OFF THE POST!
Poor clearance, Depay absolutely smashes it from outside the area, Sommer could only watch as it bounced off the inside of the near post and back out!
21:40 Inter subs
Frattesi and Bisseck on, Barella and Dimarco off. Darmian moves to the left, Bisseck to the right.
21:39 Barella waste!
Again Inter have a counter-attack sparked by the perfect Lautaro Martinez pass, again it is wasted, this time Barella fires straight at Oblak!
21:38 DARMIAN TO THE RESCUE
That is a goal-saving tackle, it really is! Depay had controlled the roll across, turned from six yards to shoot, but Darmian with the decisive block!
21:36 Atletico Madrid subs
Depay and Barrios on, Morata and Molina off
21:35 Borussia Dortmund goal disallowed
Still 1-0 on the night, 2-1 on agg.
21:33 Thuram miss!!
Oh that had to go in! Atleti corner cleared, Lautaro Martinez on the counter, times the pass perfectly so Thuram is onside, but the Frenchman blasts over the bar!
21:32 Atleti chance
Rodrigo Riquelme cuts inside past Darmian, finish from the edge of the box deflected off Pavard for a corner.
21:29 Inter subs
Darmian and Acerbi on, Dumfries and Bastoni off. Interesting. De Vrij was the doubt for Bastoni before the game.
21:28 Atletico Madrid subs
Riquelme (not that one) and Correa (also not that one) on, De Paul and Lino off.
21:27 Dimarco cross intercepted
Dimarco sprints down the left, whips in a cross for Barella, but Hermoso gets the decisive header to intercept.
21:25 Morata flick
Morata flicks on the cross, but there’s nobody behind him ready to take advantage. 68th minute, no subs yet.
21:20 Inter first foray
Inter first foray forward in the second half, but Savic gets there to nod away the Barella cross before Thuram can reach it. Bastoni then makes a great tackle to stop the counter-attack.
21:16 Morata miss!
Bastoni gives it away, Llorente roll across for Griezmann, except Morata gets there first and shins it over! Griezmann was not happy.
21:14 Another Mkhitaryan error
Had options going through the middle, first pass blocked, second over-hit for Dumfries, who then nudges Lino over.
21:12 Oh dear
Mkhitaryan has a go from distance. So bad it almost went for a corner.
21:11 Atletico Madrid very aggressive
They are pouring forward now.
21:08 Sommer save!
That is a real chance for Atletico Madrid! Pull back from the right for Griezmann, relatively unmarked from 12 yards, but he scuffs it and fortunately for Inter, Sommer can make the save.
21:07 Griezmann block
Calhanoglu cut inside and was ready to shoot, but Griezmann made the crucial block. Then Atleti counter, but the cross is awful for Morata.
21:02 2nd half kicks off: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Inter (1-2 agg)
No changes for the two coaches.
20:50 Dimarco not really a defender
2 – Federico #Dimarco is only the 2nd defender to score in the knockout stage of the #ChampionsLeague with #Inter, after Maicon in the semi-final v Barcelona in 2010 and in the round of 16 v Valencia in 2007. Brave.#AtleticoMadridInter
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) March 13, 2024
20:46 Half-Time: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Inter (1-2 agg)
20:45 Griezmann goal
Antoine Griezmann with an instant response! 🔥
It's 1-1! 🤩#UCL pic.twitter.com/TkRSY5OGwL
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 13, 2024
ANTOINE GRIEZMANN WITH AN INSTANT RESPONSE 💥 pic.twitter.com/5lFo086lJk
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 13, 2024
20:44 Dimarco goal
From back to front in a flash! ⚡️
Federico Dimarco with a clinical finish in Madrid ⚽ pic.twitter.com/RfpWuEBHqi
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 13, 2024
20:42 Pavard decisive
Griezmann with a mazy dribble between a crowd of players, toe-pokes it, but Pavard makes the crucial block for a corner.
20:40 Hermoso booked
Hermoso booked for handball to stop the Barella counter-attack.
20:38 Free kick for Atleti
Pavard pointless tackle for the free kick, floated over the top and put in from the left, but cleared with difficulty by Lautaro Martinez of all people. Thuram then barged in the back by Koke.
20:37 Dimarco goal
Federico Dimarco gives Inter the lead! ⚽️
Atletico Madrid now trail by two goals on aggregate… 😳#UCL pic.twitter.com/CMqL15xjsf
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 13, 2024
20:35 Atletico Madrid 1-1 Inter: Antoine Griezmann
What a mess that was… Inter complaining Morata might’ve been offside in the build-up, but then Koke pass, Pavard makes a total mess trying to clear, it hits Bastoni and into the path of Griezmann.
20:32 Atletico Madrid 0-1 Inter: Federico Dimarco!!!
And there is the trademark shrug celebration! Lovely move, Barella runs onto the through ball, Dimarco cuts inside and shouts for it, steers it past Oblak with the inside of the right boot from 12 yards!
20:29 Atleti again
Another cross, a pull back from the by-line, scrambled clear with difficulty. Inter under pressure now and Atleti increasing the press. Lino curler is over the bar.
20:28 Save on Morata
Very good cross whipped in from the left for Mirata, who is allowed a free header, but it’s well smothered by Sommer!
20:27 Another daft handball
This one given against Atleti defender Savic.
20:24 De Paul over-hits the pass
De Paul and his ludicrous bleached cornrows over-hit the pass over the top for Morata.
20:22 Griezmann fires over
Griezmann in a good position, but leaning back.
20:21 Dimarco chance
Ooh! Dimarco bursts down the left, tries to roll it across for the Thuram tap-in, but Witsel makes a decisive interception.
20:19 Crowd getting frustrated
Inter passing it around slowly, trying to take the sting out. Crowd booing.
20:18 Lautaro chance
Strike from distance takes a deflection off Witsel and loops up, Oblak has to scramble back to pluck it out of the air.
20:14 Danger
Morata down the right flashes a ball across the face of goal, but nobody is there to meet it! It is put back in from the other side and Sommer parries before Barella is fouled.
20:12 Double save on Dumfries!
Inter break from midfield with a Calhanoglu through ball, Dumfries twice tests Oblak at the base of the near post!
20:09 Inter struggle to clear
Pavard needed a few headers to clear that, it then hit Lautaro Martinez’s shoulder and onto Thuram’s arm/chest. Atleti appeal for a penalty, but no way.
20:05 Sommer save!
Lino, still a real handful. Bursts down the left and angled drive beaten away by Sommer at the near post.
20:04 Borussia Dortmund 1-0 PSV
Sancho
20:04 Savic header
Free kick floated in for the Savic header, basically a back-pass to Sommer.
20:03 Extremely harsh!
Handball given against Lautaro Martinez when his hand did not stop the shot being smashed into his face. Luckily, it’s in midfield.
20:01 Aggressive start
Lino cross over the head of Llorente, Dimarco was there too. Lino was a real handful in the first leg.
20:00 We have kick-off in Atletico Madrid vs. Inter!
19:57 Together now
THE CHAAAAMPIOOOOOOONS!
19:56 Out come the teams
Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Savic, Witsel, Hermoso; Nahuel Molina, M Llorente, Koke, De Paul, Lino; Morata, Griezmann
Atletico Madrid bench: Moldovan, Antonio Gomis, Azpilicueta, Gabriel, Saul Niguez, Depay, Correa, Riquelme, Vermeeren, Reinildo, Barrios
Inter: Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez
Inter bench: Di Gennaro, Audero, Klaassen, Acerbi, Frattesi, Buchanan, Asllani, Bisseck, Darmian, Sarr, Stankovic, Alexis Sanchez
Ref: Marciniak (POL)
19:54 Naming no names
"This guy is a genius." 🧠
Thierry Henry is full of praise for Inter boss Simone Inzaghi ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/G5Mzj2bGMI
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 13, 2024
19:53 Atleti form
Diego Simeone’s men have won only two of their last nine competitive games and are coming off a shock 2-0 defeat to relegation-threatened Cadiz in LaLiga on Saturday.
19:50 POLL
POLL: Who wins #AtleticoMadrid vs. #Inter ?
Liveblog https://t.co/pr3ngBBjrv#AtletiInter #AtleticoMadridInter #FCIM #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 13, 2024
19:49 POLL
POLL: Who scores first in #AtleticoMadrid vs. #Inter ?
Liveblog https://t.co/pr3ngBBjrv#AtletiInter #AtleticoMadridInter #FCIM #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 13, 2024
19:47 Sommer
The great wall of Sommer, 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 🧱#AtleticoMadridInter | #UCL pic.twitter.com/cIGwamt9Hi
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) March 13, 2024
19:46 Joao Miranda
Former Inter and Atletico Madrid defender Joao Miranda believes ‘whoever wins this game will go on to lift the Champions League trophy this season.’ https://t.co/SX1cwjz3fX #AtletiInter #AtleticoMadridInter #FCIM #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 13, 2024
19:37 Beppe Marotta
Inter director Beppe Marotta will not choose between the Champions League and Scudetto ahead of tonight’s Atletico Madrid clash. ‘We participate to go all the way.’ https://t.co/wKbQi6vgmQ #AtletiInter #AtleticoMadridInter #FCIM #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 13, 2024
19:35 Del Piero praises Inter
"These guys are realizing something amazing… After last year [Inter] got something in their mentality that switched."@delpieroale joins the crew from the Metropolitano to preview Atleti vs. Inter 👀 pic.twitter.com/FXUr7YweMm
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 13, 2024
19:30 Reunion
🫂🖤💙#ForzaInter #AtleticoMadridInter #UCL pic.twitter.com/dcgH8FnT5S
— Inter (@Inter) March 13, 2024
19:24 Inter players
Ragazzi 👋#ForzaInter #AtleticoMadridInter #UCL pic.twitter.com/j6UmaQO5HG
— Inter (@Inter) March 13, 2024
19:23 Federico Dimarco
Federico Dimarco insists Inter must get the right ‘approach’ against Atletico Madrid and warns Serie A form ‘counts for nothing in the Champions League' https://t.co/f7XX6hXInx #AtletiInter #AtleticoMadridInter #FCIM #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 13, 2024
19:17 Fabio Capello on Sky
“I was not impressed with Axel Witsel in the first leg. He is slow and you cannot have a slow defender. It’s easier to run at them.”
19:17 Inzaghi speaks
Simone Inzaghi thanks Diego Simeone for the compliments and warns Inter must be ‘intelligent and organised’ against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League https://t.co/VlHPVPuuWX #AtletiInter #AtleticoMadridInter #FCIM #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 13, 2024
19:07 Atmosphere
⏳⏳⏳❤️🤍 pic.twitter.com/Rh8O9H10oA
— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) March 13, 2024
18:59 POLL
POLL: Who wins #AtleticoMadrid vs. #Inter ?
Liveblog https://t.co/pr3ngBBjrv#AtletiInter #AtleticoMadridInter #FCIM #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 13, 2024
18:57 POLL
POLL: Who scores first in #AtleticoMadrid vs. #Inter ?
Liveblog https://t.co/pr3ngBBjrv#AtletiInter #AtleticoMadridInter #FCIM #UCL
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 13, 2024
18:55 Team news
#AtleticoMadrid vs. #Inter line-ups:
Lautaro Martinez, Marcus Thuram and Hakan Calhanoglu lead Inter out against Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata in the Champions League Round of 16 https://t.co/YReiLe4y1a #AtletiInter #AtleticoMadridInter #UCL #FCIM
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 13, 2024
18:53 Atletico Madrid vs. Inter line-ups
Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Savic, Witsel, Hermoso; Nahuel Molina, M Llorente, Koke, De Paul, Lino; Morata, Griezmann
Inter: Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez
Ref: Marciniak (POL)
18:52 Atleti XI
¡Nuestro 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲!❤️🤍 pic.twitter.com/aUJKLwlNkt
— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) March 13, 2024
18:50 Atletico Madrid fans
Grandissima atmosfera a Madrid: l’#Inter dovrà superare non solo l’Atletico ma anche i suoi tifosi. Che accoglienza per la squadra di Simeone!
🎥 @ivanfcardia pic.twitter.com/vtp3tiq5BW
— TUTTOmercatoWEB (@TuttoMercatoWeb) March 13, 2024
18:43 Welcome to Madrid
👕⚫🔵#ForzaInter #AtleticoMadridInter #UCL pic.twitter.com/1NjqsFwLun
— Inter (@Inter) March 13, 2024
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from the Champions League, as Inter must avoid defeat against Atletico Madrid to reach the quarter-finals.
It kicks off at the Wanda Metropolitano at 20.00 GMT.
The Nerazzurri won the first leg 1-0 thanks to a Marko Arnautovic strike, but the Austrian and Carlos Augusto are injured and did not make the trip.
Simone Inzaghi’s men have won all 13 competitive games played in 2024 and are the only remaining Italian representatives in this tournament, as Lazio and Napoli were eliminated by Bayern Munich and Barcelona respectively.
Bring back the old live blog, this one is rubbish.