Julian Álvarez equalised for Atlético after Rodrygo Goes put the hosts ahead, but Brahim Díaz scored the winning thing to reach a record 15th palm.
Real Madrid gained a slight lead over megacity rivals Atletico Madrid with a hard-fought 2–1 palm in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 2024–25 last- 16 on Tuesday.
Julian Alvarez equalized for Atletico after Rodrigo Goes put the hosts ahead, but Brahim Diaz scored the winning thing to delight the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium by scoring for a record 15th time.
“I suppose we played a complete game moment, ( my) thing was good, and it gave us the palm, but it is not over,” Diaz told Movistar.” There is still the alternate leg, and we have to give it our all, like we did moment.”
Diego Simeone’s Atletico, who lost to their arch-rivals in the 2014 and 2016 tests, kept their star players Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe quiet but still fell before.
The Rojiblancos played it safe in the final stages, and looked like they could go a thing down heading into the alternate leg of the derby at home coming week.
“For a moment we had the game under control, but we knew it was not going to be an easy match because they were playing at home and had great players,” Alvarez said.
“But we know there are still 90 twinkles to go. It is a thing, and it is another match, also at home with our suckers.”
Madrid trainer Carlo Ancelotti chose Morocco transnational Diaz in midfield in place of the suspended Jude Bellingham and Fede Valverde on the right bank after he was declared fit to play.
The Italian had demanded a better station and further commitment from his side than in Saturday’s La Liga defeat to Real Betis and his players did just that.
Rodrygo struck four twinkles latterly, getting inside Javi Galan to collect Valverde’s swish pass and also entwining the ball over Jan Oblak with his left bottom and onto the inside of the far post.
It was the fifth thing of the event for the Brazil winger, who has always shone on the European stage for Madrid, where he has scored 25 pretensions in 61 games.
Galan wanted a penalty when he held Rodrigo in the area, but his appeal was turned down.
His compatriot Vinicius came near to scoring Madrid’s alternate when he arrived in the box, but his shot was blocked by José Gimenez.
“We are alive”
Atletico started to pose trouble of their own and Valverde blocked a Giuliano Simeone ball under his own bar under pressure from Samuel Lino.
Álvarez equalised with a superb individual thing, beating Eduardo Camavinga on the left side of the box and also firing his shot over Thibaut Courtois.
The former Manchester City striker has been in scintillating form over the once many weeks, scoring 10 pretensions in 14 games and proving why Atletico made him their second-most precious signing last summer.
Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo De Paul helped Atletico maintain control for long ages, making it delicate for Madrid to recover the ball from their opponents.
It got indeed more amazing when Diaz restored Los Blancos’ lead in the 55th nanosecond.
The midfielder brought Gimenez to the ground with a many quick moves and set up space for a tidy low finish, before jumping into the crowd to celebrate.
Griezmann’s ball went wide and Gimenez had the chance as Atletico tried to respond and Ancelotti brought on 39- time-old midfielder Luka Modric in hunt of further control.
The Croatian did just that and neither platoon posed any trouble in the final partial hour until half-time when Madrid might have scored a third thing.
Mbappe’s cut-reverse from the right was behind Vinicius, who was staying for a valve-heft, and Oblak latterly saved from Madrid.
Atletico host Real Madrid at the Metropolitan Stadium coming week, with the winner facing either Arsenal or PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-tests.
“We are alive(in the match) and we have to correct our miscalculations and try to win the alternate leg,” Atletico midfielder Marcos Llorente said.
