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Madridthe "Atletico" team yesterday dramatically failed to beat Leverkusen's "Bayer" team at home and thus lost their chance to advance to the Champions League knockout stages.
In the 9th minute of added time, Yannick Carrasco stepped up to the penalty spot. However, the Belgian's shot was saved by Lukas Hradecky, and soon after, Joao Felix's follow-up shot hit the crossbar. Furthermore, even on the third attempt, the "mattresses" failed to score.
THIS IS HOW ATLETICO MADRID JUST GOT ELIMINATED FROM THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE🤯pic.twitter.com/qdHGzLxYib
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It is now clear that "Atletico" will not rise above second place, and can now only secure a spot in the Europa League.
Meanwhile, it was a memorable day for the "Porto" team. Sergio Conceicao's players crushed "Club Brugge" 4-0 away and a few hours later found out they had reached the Champions League quarter-finals.
The "Porto" team found out this news while being on the plane.
The Porto squad celebrate after seeing Atlético miss that 99th minute penalty, which meant they qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League. pic.twitter.com/4aF5xhxd24
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