The Indians (Atletico Madrid) will take on the Yellow Wall (Borussia Dortmund) at the grandest stage of the Champions League. These two international clubs tend to face each other at Civitas Metropolitan Stadium, Madrid. What’s the catch here is one of the teams will qualify for the Champions League Semi-Finals.
Can the Walls block the Bears?
Borussia Dortmund who is known for its upcoming young talents and turning them into big productive and best players have sent PSV back to their home by defeating 2-0 in the UCL Round of 16. With the aggregate of 3-1, Dortmund delivered a bold statement to the Dutch side.
Whereas Atletico Madrid with a comeback, tackled past Inter Milan by leveling the aggregate 2-2. This led to the penalties where the Slovenian national goalkeeper delivered a heroic by saving a penalty against Lautaro Martinez. The French forward Antoine Griezmann carrying Atletico as always.
The journey for both teams has been phenomenal during the time of UCL. Dortmund has been in fantastic form even in the Bundesliga. There is no doubt that BVB could reach the Champions League Semi-Finals. On the other hand, Atletico Madrid are an unstoppable force. With players like Griezmann, Depay, Morata, and Oblak, there is no doom for Atletico.
Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund: Head-to-Head
During the 2018-19 season of UCL group stage, Atletico Madrid met Dortmund. During their first campaign, Dortmund drew the first blood as they gained victory 4-0. In the second leg, Atletico took revenge by defeating Dortmund 2-0, making it even for the Spanish Side.
In terms of the lead Dortmund won the Champions League back in 1997. This lead acknowledges Dortmund as they are on the Champions League winner’s list. Atletico on the other hand couldn’t get any luck as they lost in the finals of the Champions League thrice.
Griezmann vs Jadon Sancho
Antoine Griezmann’s prime and longevity for the club make him one of the club’s legends. The Frenchman has bagged 174 goals in 365. Making him the highest goal-scorer in the history of Atletico Madrid.
Sancho yet has a lot to prove his worth despite having dribbling, pace, and footwork flair. In 147 matches, Sancho scored only 52 goals and had 66 assists.
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During the penalty shootout between Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan. The Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez approached to take the penalty shootout to give Milan the lead. Unfortunately, he missed the crucial penalty, which led to chaos as Inter Milan lost the opportunity to advance into the quarter-finals.
The most controversial part of the event was spotlighted when Griezmann mocked Alexis Sanchez’s penalty miss as he turned to Rodrigo De Paul. He commented: He reportedly said: “He (Sanchez) is s***, the Chilean is s***!”.