Leverkusen took the lead with Atletico!
Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen were both eliminated from the Champions League on Wednesday night – with Yannick Carrasco missing the chance to win
it as he fluffed a 98th minute penalty.
Diego Simeone’s side had to win against the German outfit to have any chance of progressing into the last-16 of Europe’s biggest competition
but had to settle for a point after Carrasco’s miss – with Xabi Alonso’s men earlier pegging them back.
Watch the two goals of both Atletico and Leverkusen
Carrasco had opened the scoring in the first half before Moussa Diaby
and a first goal for on-loan Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi flipped the game on its head before the interval. Rodrigo de Paul struck just after half time to draw it level – and neither side could force a winner.
Yannick Carrasco missed a last-gasp penalty as Atletico Madrid crashed out of the Champions League following a 2-2 draw with Bayer Leverkusen,
who were also eliminated.
Requiring victory to maintain any hopes of progressing from Group B,
Diego Simeone’s side twice came from behind as Carrasco and Rodrigo de Paul cancelled out efforts from Moussa Diaby and Callum Hudson-Odoi.
There was late drama at the Wanda Metropolitano,
where Clement Turpin had initially blown the full-time whistle before VAR penalised Piero Hincapie for handball in the box.
However,
Carrasco was denied by Lukas Hradecky and Atletico saw a follow-up hit the crossbar and a second rebound incredibly deflected over as they bowed out at the group stage for the first time in five years.
Leverkusen took the lead in the ninth minute when Antoine Griezmann was dispossessed outside the Atletico penalty area,
before Adam Hlozek released Diaby to sweep into the roof of the net.
Griezmann also involved as the hosts equalised midway
through the first half; the France forward producing a neat lay-off for Carrasco to drill home from 20 yards out.
But Atleti were their own worst enemy again seven minutes later with Nadiem Amiri robbing Angel Correa of possession 30 yards from goal and feeding Hudson-Odoi,
who calmly tucked away.
Simeone introduced De Paul at half-time and the midfielder dragged the hosts
level again within five minutes of the restart; neatly whipping a 20-yard effort into the far corner.
