CL Wrap: Atletico through to round of 16, Real on song; AC Milan bow out

Following
a
goalless
first
half
at
Estadio
Do
Dragao,
Griezmann
arrived
at
the
far
post
after
the
break
to
divert
in
a
corner
and
give
Atletico
the
edge
in
a
tight
contest.

Yannick
Carrasco
lost
his
cool
in
the
67th
minute,
being
sent
off
after
grabbing
Otavio’s
head,
before
Porto’s
Wendell
was
shown
a
straight
red
card
just
five
minutes
later
for
an
elbow,
making
it
a
10-a-side
game.

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Unused
Porto
substitute
Marchesin
also
saw
red
amid
chaotic
scenes.

Three
goals
were
then
scored
from
the
90th
minute
onwards,
with
Correa
racing
away
to
slot
into
the
bottom
corner
and
De
Paul
hammering
in
before
Sergio
Oliveira
netted
a
consolation
from
the
spot.

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FIXTURES

The
first
big
chance
of
the
game
fell
Atletico’s
way
in
the
22nd
minute
as
Carrasco’s
low
ball
across
the
face
of
goal
found
Thomas
Lemar,
but
Costa
made
the
save
at
point-blank
range
and
Griezmann
could
not
connect
with
the
loose
ball
with
the
goal
gaping.
The
Porto
goalkeeper
then
denied
Marcos
Llorente
from
a
tight
angle.

The
visitors
broke
the
deadlock
in
the
56th
minute
as
Lemar’s
corner
was
flicked
on
by
Geoffrey
Kondogbia
and
turned
in
at
the
back
post
by
Griezmann
to
give
Diego
Simeone’s
men
a
vital
advantage.

Carrasco
refused
to
give
the
ball
back
for
a
Porto
throw-in
before
lashing
out
at
Otavio
as
the
Porto
midfielder
attempted
to
grab
it
from
him,
the
Belgian
earning
himself
a
straight
red
card.

Ugly
scenes
ensued
as
both
camps
clashed,
and
Porto
substitute
Wendell
suffered
the
same
fate
as
Carrasco
shortly
after
as
he
elbowed
Angel
Correa
in
the
throat.
Marchesin
appeared
to
be
red-carded
for
speaking
out
of
turn
from
the
sidelines.

Correa
broke
away
in
the
90th
minute
to
double
Atletico’s
advantage
with
a
low
finish
into
the
bottom-left
corner
before
De
Paul
smashed
in
the
rebound
after
Griezmann’s
shot
was
saved
two
minutes
later.

Porto
pulled
one
back
deep
into
stoppage
time
as
Oliveira
rifled
a
penalty
past
Jan
Oblak,
but
Atletico
had
done
enough
to
make
it
to
the
knockout
stage.
Porto
must
settle
for
the
Europa
League.

In
the
other
Group
B
tie
at
San
Siro,
Mohamed
Salah
and
Divock
Origi
scored
in
a
2-1
victory
over
AC
Milan
as
Liverpool
became
the
first
English
team
to
win
all
six
Champions
League
group
games
in
a
single
season.

Although
they
fell
behind
to
a
Fikayo
Tomori
strike,
the
Reds
rallied
to
round
off
a
perfect
group-stage
campaign.

And
this
result
meant
AC
Milan
not
only
failed
to
join
their
opponents
in
the
next
round
but
also
missed
out
on
a
Europa
League
spot.

Liverpool
saw
out
a
historic
win
–
their
first
at
San
Siro
against
AC
Milan
–
with
little
trouble.

Real
Madrid
secured
top
spot
in
Group
D
with
a
2-0
win
over
Inter
Milan.

Toni
Kroos
gave
the
hosts
a
first-half
lead
at
the
Santiago
Bernabeu
with
a
wonderful
effort
from
25
yards.

And
substitute
Marco
Asensio
sealed
the
points
with
a
beautiful
strike
to
match
11
minutes
from
time.

Inter
were
forced
to
play
the
final
26
minutes
with
10
men
after
Nicolo
Barella
was
dismissed
for
violent
conduct.

(With
inputs
from
OPTA)