Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Atletico win thrilling shootout to reach quarters (Reuters)

Football Soccer - Atletico Madrid v PSV Eindhoven - UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg - Vicente Calderon stadium, Madrid, Spain - 15/3/16 Atletico Madrid's Fernando Torres reacts after scoring during the penalty shootout. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid celebrated like they had won the trophy after reaching the Champions League quarter-finals by edging past PSV Eindhoven 8-7 on penalties on Tuesday following 210 goalless minutes in their last-16 tie. Juanfran converted the winning spotkick at the Vicente Calderon Stadium, before ripping off his shirt and charging to celebrate wildly with the home fans after the two sides became the first to end a Champions League knockout match 0-0 on aggregate. ...


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