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Tom Blow

Joao Felix tried to take last-minute penalty as Atletico Madrid pay price for brutal snub

Joao Felix wanted to take Atletico Madrid's last-gasp penalty in their dramatic 2-2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday evening.

Yannick Carrasco missed a 99th-minute spot kick, as the Spanish giants were dumped out of the Champions League. Diego Simeone's side needed to beat Leverkusen in Madrid to have any chance of reaching the knockout stages of this season's tournament.

Felix was filmed talking to Carrasco before the decisive miss and he appeared to say to his team-mate "I'll shoot it". The Portuguese talent, who is yet to confirm his desire to take the penalty, looked devastated after Carrasco wasted the must-score opportunity.

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