Standup9ja: Real Madrid edge Atletico, set for Juventus
showdown in final
Isco scored the crucial goal three minutes before half-time
as Real Madrid survived an early scare to book yet another UEFA Champions
League final after a rousing second leg.
Real Madrid will attempt to become the first side to defend
their UEFA Champions League crown against Juventus on 3 June – but only after
surviving an almighty scare.
Atlético needed a minor miracle after last week's Cristiano
Ronaldo-inspired 3-0 defeat but amid a sensational opening their prayers looked
like being answered. Saúl Ñíguez's header raised hopes and when Antoine
Griezmann's mis-hit penalty found the net five minutes later it was on.
In a game played at frenetic pace, Zinédine Zidane's men
slowly found their poise and three minutes before half-time the white half of
the Spanish capital breathed a collective sigh of relief as Isco tapped in. It
left Atleti needing to score three more; to their credit, they gave it a go.
Yet when Kaylor Navas brilliantly denied substitute Kevin
Gameiro midway through the second period, the jig was up. Atlético won on the
night in their final European game at the Vicente Calderón but it is Real
Madrid who march on to the final against Juventus.
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