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Zach Koons

Atlético Madrid Knocked Out of UCL After Bizarre Stoppage-Time Drama

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Chaos broke out in the closing moments of Wednesday’s Champions League group-stage match between Atlético Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen that saw Atléti awarded a penalty in stoppage time, only for the spot kick to be saved and the game end in a 2–2 draw. 

Needing a win and three points to keep its hopes of advancing out of the group stage, Atlético fell behind twice, but was able to claw even thanks to goals from Yannick Carrasco and Rodrigo de Paul. The Spanish side then ended up with one final opportunity to break the tie in stoppage time on a corner kick. 

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