| Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak, left, hugs teammate Fernando Torres during a penalty shoot out at the end of the Champions League second leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and PSV Eindhoven at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid. Photo: AP |
MADRID — Atletico Madrid reached the Champions League quarter-finals after edging past PSV Eindhoven 8-7 on penalties on Tuesday Night (Tuesday, March 15) following 210 goalless minutes in their last-16 tie.
Juanfran converted the winning spotkick at the Vicente Calderon Stadium to separate the two clubs after they became the first to end a Champions League knockout match 0-0 on aggregate.
It took 16 kicks to finally produce a winner with Luciano Narsingh hitting the crossbar with PSV’s eighth effort before Juanfran coolly delivered for his side
Atletico are into the last eight for third successive year, having also needed penalties to beat Bayer Leverkusen last season. REUTERS
