Real Madrid 3 (4-1) 1 Atalanta: Finished | 2021-03-16 | Champions League

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Thibaut Courtois	0	1	4

Forwards	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Karim Benzema 34'	1	0	4	0	0
Vinícius Júnior 69'	0	0	1	1	1

Midfielders	GA	S	FC	FW
Lucas Vázquez	1	0	1	2
Ferland Mendy	0	1	2	2
Toni Kroos	0	0	3	0
Luka Modric	1	1	3	1
Federico Valverde 82'	0	0	2	1

Defenders	G	S	FC	FW
Nacho	0	0	1	3
Raphael Varane	0	0	1	0
Sergio Ramos 64' 60'	1	1	0	0

Substitutes	G	S	FC	FW
Eder Militão 64'(Sergio Ramos)	0	0	0	0
Rodrygo 69'(Vinícius Júnior)	0	1	0	2
Marco Asensio 82'(Federico Valverde) 84'	1	1	0	0
Hugo Duro	0	0	0	0
Isco	0	0	0	0
Marcelo	0	0	0	0
Diego Altube	0	0	-	-
Andriy Lunin	0	0	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Marco Sportiello	0	3	3

Forwards	G	S	FC	FW
Ruslan Malinovskiy	0	2	3	1
Luis Muriel 84' 83'	1	1	1	1
Mario Pasalic 45'	0	0	0	0

Midfielders	S	FC	FW
Joakim Maehle	1	1	1
Marten de Roon	0	3	1
Matteo Pessina 84'	1	0	2
Robin Gosens 57'	1	0	1

Defenders	S	FC	FW
Berat Djimsiti	2	0	2
Cristian Romero	0	2	1
Rafael Tolói 61'	0	1	2

Substitutes	S	FC	FW
Duván Zapata 45'(Mario Pasalic)	2	1	0
Josip Ilicic 57'(Robin Gosens)	0	0	2
José Luis Palomino 61'(Rafael Tolói)	0	0	0
Mattia Caldara 84'(Matteo Pessina)	0	0	0
Aleksey Miranchuk 84'(Luis Muriel)	0	1	0
Davide Ghislandi	0	0	0
Matteo Ruggeri	0	0	0
Sam Lammers	0	0	0
Francesco Rossi	0	-	-
Pierluigi Gollini	0	-	-

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Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.

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Real Madrid return to LaLiga action at the weekend on the road at Celta Vigo. Atalanta have to turn the page following their defeat as they face Hellas Verona away on Sunday in Serie A.

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Real Madrid advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 3-1 victory over Atalanta this evening, securing the tie 4-1 on aggregate. Karim Benzema put Los Blancos ahead following a mistake by Marco Sportiello. Vinicius Junior was brought down in the box by Rafael Toloi, allowing Sergio Ramos to score from the penalty spot. Luis Muriel struck a fine effort from a free-kick to make matters interesting late on, but Marco Asensio put the tie beyond doubt with a crisp finish from close range. As a result of their win, Madrid return to the last eight of the competition after a two-year absence.

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FULL-TIME: REAL MADRID 3-1 ATALANTA (4-1 AGG)

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Nacho makes a burst over the top to latch on to Kroos' pass. He cuts a low cross into the middle, but there's no white shirt there to convert.

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SAVE! Benzema runs into the final third and offloads with the outside of his boot to Rodrygo in the right inside channel. The Brazilian tries to lob Sportiello, but the keeper produces a solid block with his body.

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There will be five minutes of added time.

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Djimsiti rises highest in the box to connect with a cross from the left flank from Maehle, but he can only nod his attempt over the bar.

88'

OVER! Malinovskiy has enjoyed an impressive second half and he comes close to notching a goal with a rasping left-footed strike that travels just over the bar from 25 yards.

86'

Among all Serie A players this season, only Cristiano Ronaldo (30) and Romelu Lukaku (25) have scored more goals across all competitions than Muriel.

84'

Vazquez runs down the right flank and across the edge of the box before picking out Asensio to collect and score.

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GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! ASENSIO RESTORES MADRID'S TWO-GOAL LEAD!!!! 3-1!!!! Asensio comes off the bench to put the result beyond doubt. Atalanta are disjointed after their substitutions and Vazquez capitalises with a weaving run down the right flank. He cuts inside and offloads to Asensio in space in the box. The Spaniard takes one touch before hammering a low strike inside the near post into the bottom-left corner.

84'

Muriel has just scored, but is withdrawn by Gasperini. Miranchuk replaces the Colombian.

84'

Caldara replaces Pessina for the closing stages of the game.

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GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! MURIEL SCORES A FINE EFFORT FROM THE FREE-KICK!!!! 2-1!!!! Atalanta line up a wall in front of the kick and three players subside before Muriel takes on the strike. They part as the forward clips his effort over the Madrid wall and into the top-right corner. Courtois gets a hand to the effort, but cannot keep it out. It's surely too late for the Italian outfit now.

82'

Valverde makes way for Asensio for the final eight minutes.

81'

Varane brings down Muriel on the edge of the box as he tries to latch on to an offload from Ilicic. Atalanta have a free-kick in a dangerous position.

78'

Militao has to put his body on the line to deny Muriel after the forward is teed up inside the box by Ilicic.

77'

Ilicic is brought down again in the Madrid half. Kroos is the guilty party on this occasion as he goes into the book.

77'

Rodrygo has a surge into the left inside channel, and he gets the better of Palomino. However, he loses the ball behind before he can shoot from a tight angle.

76'

SAVE! Malinovskiy sends an incisive pass through to Zapata once more. He skips past Varane, but he sees his strike blocked by another quality stop from Courtois.

73'

Nacho brings down Ilicic on the charge and goes into the book.

71'

Vazquez sends a dangerous low ball towards the near post. Benzema makes the run, but his touch is heavy and the ball travels behind for a goal-kick.

69'

Rodrygo comes on to the field to replace Vinicius after a fine performance from the forward.

67'

SAVE! Malinovskiy opens up the Madrid defence with an incisive offload towards Zapata. He turns in the box and fires low towards goal, but Courtois makes a block with his feet to repel the effort.

66'

Only Roberto Carlos (16) has scored more UEFA Champions League goals than Real Madrid skipper Ramos (15) among all defenders in the competition.

64'

Ramos is working his way back from injury and will not be risked further by Zidane. He may have scored the decisive goal in firing Madrid into the last eight.

63'

WIDE! Ilicic puts his strike wide of the post after being teed up by Malinovskiy in the box. The Italian outfit have not tested Courtois this evening.

61'

Palomino replaces Toloi for the visitors in the Atalanta defence.

60'

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! RAMOS DISPATCHES HIS SPOT-KICK HOME!!!! 2-0!!!! Ramos goes for power with his strike from 12 yards. Sportiello goes the correct way, diving to his right. However, the power of the effort prevents him from making the stop, despite getting a hand to the ball. Madrid are in complete control now.

58'

Toloi goes into the book for his challenge on Vinicius.

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PENALTY TO REAL MADRID! Vinicius wins possession from Malinovskiy and surges at the Atalanta defence. Toloi sticks out a boot and brings down the forward in the box. The referee does not hesitate in pointing to the spot.

57'

Gosens is withdrawn and is replaced by Ilicic.

56'

Gosens is struggling with an apparent groin injury for the visitors and may have to make way.

54'

SAVE! Mendy latches on to the ball after Vinicius is brought down on the edge of the box. He cuts inside to drill a strike on his right foot towards goal, but he sends his attempt straight at Sportiello.

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SO CLOSE TO A SENSATIONAL GOAL! Vinicius produces a brilliant run and a sublime piece of skill to surge into the box and beat Romero with ease. The Brazilian only needs to beat Sportiello, but he pokes his right-footed effort wide of the right post from six yards out. He did everything right until the finish.

50'

Zapata tries to backheel an offload towards the run of Gosens, but the ball just evades the run of the wing-back and travels into the hands of Courtois.

48'

Vinicius tries to close down Toloi from a bouncing ball, but he catches the defender on the boot after the Atalanta man clears.

47'

Maehle has a run at Nacho down the right flank, but the defender brushes the Atalanta man off the ball with ease.

45'

Robin Gosens has come closest for the visitors, but he failed to convert his opening from close range. Atalanta have been a tad passive and will need to take a lot of risks in the second half to have a hope of achieving a great victory in Spain.

46'

Zapata replaces Pasalic at the break for the visitors.

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We're back underway in this Champions League clash.

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Real Madrid hold a 1-0 lead over Atalanta at the break in the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 clash. Los Blancos are 2-0 ahead on aggregate and are 45 minutes away from booking a spot in the quarter-finals. Karim Benzema was on hand to convert Luka Modric's cutback after a mistake from Marco Sportiello to put Zinedine Zidane's men in command. It will take something special from this point for the Italian outfit to mount a comeback.

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HALF-TIME: REAL MADRID 1-0 ATALANTA

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The referee blows his whistle for half-time just before Muriel latches on to precise offload from Pessina. The forward would have been through with a decent chance at goal there.

44'

Vazquez drifts in from the right flank and uses quick feet to step out of two challenges. However, Djimsiti comes in with a finel challenge to prevent the Spaniard from breaking into the box.

42'

WIDE! De Roon offloads to his right for Malinovskiy in space and the midfielder cuts inside to shoot on his left foot from 25 yards. He connects with a powerful strike, but it flies well wide of the left post.

40'

Nacho has a surge forward from the back and he breaks into the left inside channel. However, Romero fends off the Madrid man and the ball travels out for a goal-kick.

39'

Valverde catches Djimsiti with a late boot and goes into the book.

37'

Nacho climbs in the box to attack a cross from Kroos and goes down amid pressure from Djimsiti, but the referee is unmoved.

36'

Benzema (21) has scored at least 15 more goals than any other Real Madrid player in all competitions this season (Casemiro, 6), with his opener his 70th UEFA Champions League goal – the fifth most of any player in the competition.

34'

Modric intercepts a poor clearance from Sportiello and chases down his block. He then spots Benzema in acres of space in the box, allowing his team-mate to convert the opening.

34'

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! BENZEMA CONVERTS AFTER A SPORTIELLO MISTAKE!!! 1-0 MADRID!!! The Atalanta keeper produces a howler at the back and Benzema punishes him with a cool finish. Sportiello drills his clearance straight at Modric, who latches on to his own block. He cuts a pass back for Benzema in support. The Frenchman only needs to beat the keeper and he finds the bottom-left corner with a composed effort.

32'

Benzema has now created 14 chances in the Champions League this season - the most of any player yet to register an assist in the competition so far in 2020-21.

31'

Vazquez collects on the right flank and tries to swerve a delivery to the back post with the outside of his boot. However, Toloi rises to head clear of danger.

29'

Vinicius has a dart at Romero down the left flank, but the Brazilian loses his foot and the ball travels out for a goal-kick.

27'

OVER! Madrid keep the attack alive and Modric goes for the blast from distance, only to send his effort over the bar.

27'

CHANCE! Vinicius should put Madrid ahead. He collects from Kroos on the break and he slides an offload for Benzema in the box. The Frenchman returns it with a sublime reverse. Vinicius has time to pick his spot, but he delays and allows Djimsiti to make a goal-saving block.

24'

Zidane will be satisfied with the performance of his side thus far into the contest. Other than an early opening for Gosens, the Italian outfit have been held in check.

22'

Madrid are starting to work the ball in tight quarters to find space in the final third, but they're yet to test Sportiello.

20'

BLOCK! Mendy and Benzema combine in the left inside channel. The Frenchman goes for a blast on his left foot, only to see his effort blocked by Toloi with an outstretched boot.

18'

Vinicius surges down the left flank and clips a dangerous cross into the middle. It just travels over the head of Benzema in the middle. Madrid recycle possession as Vazquez finds Valverde before Kroos lines up a strike that is charged down.

16'

OVER! Atalanta win a corner down the left flank and Malinovskiy sends a dangerous cross into the box. The ball ricochets around the area before Djimsiti lines up a strike, but he sends his left-footed effort over the bar.

15'

Pasalic clips a cross into the box, but Madrid manage to clear their lines as Muriel tries to connect with a strike.

14'

Mendy brings down Toloi on the byline on the right flank, catching him with an outstretched boot. The visitors have a free-kick in a dangerous position.

13'

Muriel threads a pass through to Pasalic in the Madrid box, but Ramos sticks out a boot to divert it behind for a corner. The defender had to make that intervention.

10'

Madrid are trying to work themselves into a rhythm this evening. Kroos and Modric are attempting to get a feel for the game.

8'

Vinicius takes a touch on the edge of the box, but he goes down under pressure from Toloi. The referee does not award a free-kick, and there are no complaints from the Madrid man.

6'

The visitors are not deterred by the occasion or the prestige of their opponents. Atalanta seem content to take the game to Los Blancos.

4'

Atalanta are putting in a few heavy challenges in the early stages as De Roon brings down Valverde late.

3'

CHANCE! Gosens should put Atalanta ahead on the night. He latches on to a perfect cross from the left flank by Muriel. However, he fails to make a strong connection on the slide, allowing Courtois to make a comfortable save.

2'

Malinovskiy is late on Nacho and gives away a free-kick in the middle of the park.

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We're underway in this Champions League clash.

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Real Madrid have progressed from eight of their last nine UEFA Champions League knockout ties when they’ve won the first leg away from home. However, the one time they were eliminated in this run came at this exact stage in 2018-19 against Ajax, following a 4-1 second leg defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu.

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Atalanta have made three changes to their side that beat Spezia at the weekend. Freuler is out due to suspension, while Palomino and Ilicic make way from the starting line-up. Romero comes into the middle of the defence to start alongside Toloi and Djimsiti. Pessina starts in the middle of the park and Malinovskiy gets the nod in the final third. Hans Hateboer and Bosko Sutalo remain out of action.

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Madrid have made two changes to their side from their win over Elche. Casemiro misses out due to suspension and Isco drops to the bench. Kroos and Modric are recalled into the starting line-up to anchor the midfield. Vazquez and Vinicius start either side of Benzema.

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ATALANTA SUBS: Jose Luis Palamino, Sam Lammers, Mattia Caldara, Francesco Rossi, Matteo Ruggeri, Davide Ghaslani, Aleksey Miranchuk, Josip Ilicic, Duvan Zapata, Pierluigi Gollini.

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ATALANTA (3-4-3) Marco Sportiello; Rafael Toloi, Cristian Romero, Berat Djimsiti; Joakim Maehle, Maarten de Roon, Matteo Pessina, Robin Gosens; Ruslan Malinovskiy, Luis Muriel, Mario Pasalic.

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REAL MADRID SUBS: Eder Militao, Marco Asensio, Marcelo, Andriy Lunin, Isco, Rodrygo Silva, Diego Altube, Hugo Duro.

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REAL MADRID (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Nacho Fernandez, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Ferland Mendy; Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Federico Valverde; Lucas Vazquez, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior.

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Atalanta have given themselves work to do this evening after losing at home. Remo Freuler's dismissal put Gian Piero Gasperini's men up against it after only 16 minutes in the contest. They battled manfully, but were eventually undone by Los Blancos. They have won three of their four matches since in Serie A, losing only once to Inter. They put in an impressive performance to see off Spezia last time out, and will need a flawless effort tonight.

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Madrid take a 1-0 lead into the contest having scored late on against the Italian outfit on the road through Ferland Mendy. Zinedine Zidane's side have been on their mettle of late towards the end of matches, earning points against Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid with strikes at the death. Karim Benzema continued that theme with a late winner against Elche last time out. Although Los Blancos are not at their best, they're still grinding out results.

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Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the second leg Champions League round-of-16 clash between Real Madrid and Atalanta at the Alfredo Di Stefano.

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