Carrying CP 1 Atletico Madrid zero (1-2 agg): Simeone’s aspect into semis despite defeat

Atletico Madrid edged via to the semi-finals of the Europa League despite a 1-zero defeat away to Carrying CP.

A 2-zero lead from the first leg in the Spanish capital per week previously put Diego Simeone’s males in a stable dwelling sooner than the return match at a wet Estadio Jose Alvalade on Thursday.

But on per week that Barcelona and True Madrid were on the conclude of staggering Champions League comebacks, Atletico – champions in 2010 and 2012 – failed to assign these twin warnings and were fortunate to growth with a 2-1 aggregate victory.

Jan Oblak made a world-class put to preserve out a Sebastian Coates header but a uncommon mistake from the Slovenia goalkeeper allowed Carrying befriend into the quarter-final.

The goalkeeper might presumably well completely tip a Bruno Fernandes inferior befriend into the threat zone and Fredy Montero used to be readily on hand to dwelling his header over the susceptible Oblak and into the aim.

Oblak needed to place twice from Bryan Ruiz to protect Atletico’s slim lead but Simeone’s aspect head via despite seeing their one hundred per cent Europa League file this season come to an conclude, even though their development came at the price of accidents to Lucas Hernandez and Diego Costa.

 Ninety three’ | 1-zero |  ¡FINAAAAAAAAAAAL! ¡El equipo logra el pase a SEMIFINALES de la @EuropaLeague! ¡VAMOS!  
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— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) April 12, 2018

Marcos Acuna sent an early header over the crossbar earlier than Oblak made a just appropriate put to disclaim Coates, the goalkeeper plunging to his appropriate to tip away the header.

But Carrying’s stress told with the gap aim in the twenty eighth minute.

The hosts worked a transient appropriate-flit nook befriend to Fernandes, with Oblak completely in a online page to contact the resulting deep inferior out for Montero to files a practical header over the Atletico goalkeeper.

Fredy Montero has now scored three targets in 5 #UEL games for Carrying CP. pic.twitter.com/Y2hDTsvp2Y

— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) April 12, 2018

Oblak needed to be alert to preserve out a pair of efforts from Ruiz as Carrying, accrued a aim down on aggregate, grew in self belief.

And Gelson Martins must have levelled the rankings on the stroke of 1/2-time, a technique or the other heading huge from a sensational left-flit inferior delivered by Acuna.

fifty two’ | 1-zero | Substitution for Atleti.
@Torres
@diegocosta #SportingCPAtleti #UEL

— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) April 12, 2018

Injuries to Lucas and Costa gave Atletico additional motive for inform, Simeone turning to Fernando Torres for his first look since confirming he will run away at the conclude of the season.

Atletico in a roundabout diagram recorded their first shot heading in the suitable route in the 58th-minute, Antoine Griezmann unable to beat Rui Patricio with a shot from an ethical perspective on the left aspect of the penalty space.

Torres flashed a shut to-post header over the crossbar as Atletico threatened to drag away, but Montero’s tame effort warned the company the tie used to be no longer over yet.

Griezmann arrowed a 77th-minute free-kick narrowly over the perspective and wasted two supreme behind one-on-one potentialities, but, even though Carrying continued to threaten, Simeone’s aspect held firm at the befriend as they hit upon to e book a dwelling in their zero.33 European final in five seasons.