Champions League
Atletico – Leverkusen 2: 2: Unthinkable end for the Spaniards with a missed penalty at 90 + 7 after the end of the game
Atletico won a penalty after the referee’s final whistle after a VAR check, but Lukas Hratetski saved Yannick Carrasco’s shot at 90+7 and after two more unsuccessful restart attempts, the 2-2 put the Spaniards out of the round of 16.
The final thriller in Madrid had no precedent, just like Atletico have no next in the Champions League! The “Rojiblancos” won a penalty… after the end of the game, after a VAR check, but Lukas Hratetski saved Yannick Carrasco’s attempt.
The two rebounds in the phase didn’t go into the net (a goal by Saul and a shot by Reinaldo that hit…Carrasco) and so on 2-2 opposite to Leverkusen for his 5th match day 2nd group let the Spaniards and Germans fight for third place and the Europa League.
The game at the “Metropolitano” started when the Germans froze the stands with Moussa Diaby’s goal after a mistake by the hosts. Her nervousness was visible in all her movements, but in the 22nd minute Yannick Carrasco equalized to make it 1-1 after a nice team effort and brought the field back to life.
The German reaction was similar to their first goal. A mistake outside the Atletico space and Callum Hudson-Odoi restored Leverkusen’s lead.
Diego Simeone brought Rodrigo de Paul and Saul to the break and Atletico’s image improved noticeably. The game shifted to the guest field and the hosts missed chances early on.
In the 50th minute, the Argentine midfielder justified his coach and equalized to make it 2-2, while Mateusz Kunia made Simeone’s next move. Xabi Alonso’s side caught up at the back to at least hold the draw that kept them alive in the Europa League.
Everything looked like a win, even if Atletico played from set pieces in the final minutes with Jan Oblak in attack (who had previously saved Diaby’s goal)!
The winning goal didn’t come and the referee blew the final whistle for the teams to go into the dressing room. He thought so, because Odilon Kosunu had made a hand that caught the attention of all the referees in the final phase when there was a foul from a corner.
As is his right, VAR informed the first referee and invited him to watch the VIDEO of the phase. Recognizing the hand, he took the final whistle back, conceded a penalty, but to no avail. Atlético’s three chances to score wasted and it remained 2-2 until the end.
ATHLETIC: Oblak, Molina, Jimenez (87′ Felix), Hermoso (46′ Saul), Reinaldo, Correa (46′ De Paul), Kodogbia, Witzel, Carrasco, Morata (61′ Kunia), Griezmann
Leverkusen: Hratetski, Kosunu, Tapsoba (60′ Ta), Incapier, Fribong, Andrich, Amiri, Bakker, Diaby (77′ Paulinho), Hlosek (89′ Fosu Mensah), Hudson Ontoi (60′ Adli)
The results of the 5th competition
- Bruges – Porto 0-4 (33′, 70′ Taremi, 57′ Evanilson, 60′ Eustakios)
- Atlético – Leverkusen 2-2 (22′ Carrasco, 50′ De Paul / 9′ Diaby, 29′ Hudson Ondoi)
The program of the 6th game
- 01/11 19:45 Leverkusen – Bruges
- 01/11 19:45 Porto – Atlético
Source: Sport 24
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The match of the seventh round took place on Wednesday, January 21. Champions League, Bayern Munich and Belgian Association Saint-Gilloise met. The German club defeated its opponent with a score of 2-0.
The main hero of the match was England’s striker Harry Kane By scoring a double goal, he increased the number of goals he scored in the Champions League to 47.
One goal separates the 32-year-old footballer from Ukrainian Football Federation President Andriy Shevchenko, famous Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah, who each have 48 goals.
If Kane scores four goals this season, he will be able to pass the legendary Frenchman Thierry Henry and rise to tenth place.
Champions League top scorers (excluding qualifications)
- Cristiano Ronaldo-140 goals
- Lionel Messi-129
- Robert Lewandowski – 106
- Karim Benzema – 90
- Raul – 71
- Kylian Mbappe-66
- Thomas Müller – 57
- Ruud van Nistelrooy – 56
- Erling Netherlands – 55
- Thierry Henry-50
- Andrey Shevchenko – 48
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 48
- Mohammed Salah – 48
- Harry Kane-47
- Filippo Inzaghi – 46
Harry Kane has scored 47 goals in the Champions League, one more than Filippo Inzaghi (46) and one less than Zlatan Ibrahimović, Andriy Shevchenko and Mo Salah (48). pic.twitter.com/27V8O3IZha
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Footballtweet) January 21, 2026
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After PSG’s unexpected defeat against Sporting (1:2), the fans of the Parisian club exploded with anger. Although the European champion team controlled the game, they showed low efficiency in attack and mistakes in defense in the last minutes.
Fans have identified this summer’s new arrivals as the real culprit: the goalkeeper Lucas Knight and defender Ilya Zabarny. Chevalier was criticized for Luis Suarez’s pass to the centre, which brought the second goal, and Zabarny was criticized for the Ukrainian player’s poor play on the right wing of the defence, even though he played for only ten minutes.
Fans even dubbed them the “double maléfique” (“evil duo”) and demanded that the club reconsider its personnel decisions. PSG now have a chance to improve in the following matches to maintain their position in European competition.
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Real Madrid’s Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior He was chosen as the best player of the week in the Champions League.
In the match against Monaco in the seventh round of the main round, the 25-year-old football player scored one goal and three assists.
Candidates for Champions League Player of the Week:
- 1st place: Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
- 2nd place: Luis Suarez (Sporty)
- 3rd place: Fermin Lopez (Barcelona)
- 4th place: Robert Navarro (Athletic Bilbao)
Vinicius Junior played 30 matches at club level in all competitions this season and managed to score seven goals and make 11 assists in these matches. Transfermarkt internet portal estimates the player’s value at 150 million euros.
Previously, Vinicius named the club where he plans to continue his career.
1st: Vinicius Young
2nd: Luis Suarez
3rd: Fermin Lopez
4th: Robert NavarroVini was named Player of the Week! 🌟@PlayStationEU | #UCLPOTW pic.twitter.com/BXuUJj0hRk
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) January 22, 2026
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