Juventus 3-0 Atletico Madrid (agg: 3-2): Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened | Soccer

Now this was a football match. In fact, two wonderful legs. Atletico was by far the best team three weeks ago in Madrid and was well worth the two-goal lead in that game. But tonight they were forced on the back foot from the start, Juve flew out of traps and asked questions from start to finish. Juventus was fantastic for a man, causing all sorts of problems at Atletico. It is no small feat to see the Spaniards conceded no goals in their last five games. They have rightly reversed that tie. The headlines will go to Cristiano Ronaldo evergreen, of course, but Federico Bernardeschi and Leonardo Spinazzola have also attracted the eye with magnificent performances. Poor old Atletico had no answer; their long wait for a European Cup continues.

And that's all! Juventus completes a spectacular return, Cristiano Ronaldo, the hero of the triplet! Atletico's dream of playing the final in his own stadium is in shambles.

90 min +4: A long ball in the middle. Correa contests it at the edge of the box with Chiellini. Correa sends it in the back … or did Chiellini cross it? Anyway, Juve makes the decision and his captain takes the opportunity to embark on the theatrical style.

90 min +3: Nothing comes from the corner. Atletico tries to break. Cancelo intercepts a long ball but strikes it nervously towards Godin. But Godin throws the ball directly out of the game. All this is quite acceptable for Juve, who eats this extra time without drama.

90 min +2: Ah, it's Vitolo who took Ronaldo. He booked accordingly. With the free kick, Can wins a corner. The clock turns, Juve in total control.

90 min +1: Ronaldo walks on the right and gets a free kick for Koke. That's part of the time.

90 min: There will be five minutes added. Atletico can he find the goal outside that would silence the faithful of Juve?

89 min: Ronaldo takes a back pass on the left. The blood is now pumping. What a performance. That's why Juve paid the big price.

88 min: This is the eighth round of Ronaldo's hat in the Champions League. He now shares the disc with … nah, I think you've already solved the problem.

Ronaldo did not miss this one. He slams the penalty down left, sending Oblak the wrong way. A sensational hat trick and another strong comeback of the Champions League is already under way! The roof of the Juventus stadium is off to the Alps.

85 min: VAR takes an age to check. It's football now. But it's a penalty. Gimenez is booked for attempting to turn Ronaldo off while he's waiting for the right kick.

84 min: Penalty to Juventus! Bernardeschi tears the left wing, then sashays in the area. He is still one step ahead of Correa, who ends up panicking and pushes the Juve man in the back. Bernardeschi goes away, unbalanced. The referee does not hesitate and points straight to the point! What a sensational thing from Bernardeschi, although Correa really lost the plot there.

82 min: Almost! Chiellini clears a clearance on the left wing. Gimenez is out of place, and Kean tumbles into the channel! He pulls through the Oblak retreat on the lower right, but the ball still moves away from the post. Just wide!

80 min: Mandzukic is replaced by Moise Kean, 19, who scored twice this weekend. Is another fairy tale of the Champions League about to be told?

79 min: Vitolo and Saul combine well in the lower left, but Bonucci easily erases the resulting cross. Atletico returns to Juve, winning a free kick on the same flank. Griezmann makes it float, offering Szczesny an easy choice. Atletico is just starting to ask one or two questions as the nerves get in place.

77 min: Morata dribbles in the middle of the park. Can trip him. He should go into the notebook, but the referee is moody enough indulgent tonight. Before the game can resume, Arias is replaced by Vitolo.

75 min: Now there is a free kick for Atletico, on the right. Koke sends him to a crowded area. Pjanic erases after a fashion. The tension is now palpable because we are almost to the point of getting the next goal. Many players feared to become the guy in the fall.

74 min: Pjanic will loop the free kick in the left corner of the penalty area. Mandzukic sinks down, trying to guide the head down to the left, but the ball slams his thigh. He barely asks for a penalty, Juanfran on the shoulder, but he does not do anything.

73 min: Ronaldo is dribbling Juanfran when the full return brings him back cynically. A clear free kick, right, and a reservation for the defender of Atletico. Pjanic is above, with the box loaded.

71 min: It's starting to be tasty. Godin brings Dybala back. It's a clear free kick. Koke throws the balloon with disgust. The referee is by far the coolest individual in the park and he really does not have to recognize it. Once again we play.

69 min: A hubbub shifted between Morata and Chiellini. A child's match. Morata pushes her opponent twice, the big man taking a spectacular fall under the slightest pressure. Cultivated men, both, and all. The referee tells them both to stop being so stupid and move on to something else.

67 min: Cancelo pulls right, a magnificent race that makes Juanfran panic. But the resulting cross is not exact. Then Juve makes its first change of the evening, Dybala taking over for Spinazzola. Substitution offensive, Matuidi replacing to the left back.

66 min: Chiellini, quarterback of the bottom, makes a pass in the left interior canal. Ronaldo, rushing into the surface, is on the verge of taking it and shooting. Not enough.

64 min: Bernardeschi catches Arias in the face with his fingers. It seemed accidental, but it's the first booking of the evening.

62 min: Correa blows his way into the right inner canal and tries to send a heat researcher to the top right from 25 meters. It's too ambitious, even if you can see the logic: a goal outside, would not change anything, change the atmosphere in a second.

60 min: The Juventus stadium is in turmoil. Two-pass passes are suddenly very expensive. Atletico will be happier with the sudden chaos, as Juve began to take risks.

58 min: Ronaldo blocks the right free kick in the wall. Atletico tries to break the other end. The ball is lost in the middle of the field. Matuidi's attempt to turn back hit Correa on the arm. Correa tears clear, then is captured and squeezed by Cancelo. Atletico wants the fault; Juve gets it for the previous handball. Atlético are not very happy, the match threatens to overflow suddenly. The referee does well to calm everyone down.

57 min: Chiellini passes left for Ronaldo, who is immediately caught on the ground by Gimenez, a little to the left of the free kick. Ronaldo wants that.

56 min: Atletico can not do more than two passes. The collective noggin is gone. Something must change, so Lemar is replaced by Correa.

54 min: Atletico's hang by the nails. They can hardly get out of their own box. Can cross from the right. Bernardeschi sends a weak head wide to the left of close. For the moment, Juve's third goal seems to be only a matter of time.

52 min: Spinazzola dribbles to the left and sends another center towards the far post. Bernardeschi does not come to understand. Juve looks in the mood.

50 min: The atmosphere in the stadium is now out of scale. As things stand, we will have extra time and maybe penalties. But Juve has plenty of time to look for the third goal that will lead them to the end. Atletico could well score the atmosphere with a goal on the outside, of course, but they do not seem likely to score a goal yet. They were very passive all evening. By way of further illustration, Griezmann has another round, this time right … but again, he has no one with him.

Bernardeschi goes through the right. Ronaldo climbs the highest and plants a head at the top left. Looks like Oblak has recovered, but after a pause, the referee points his watch. There was a buzz and the ball crossed the line! Only a few millimeters are enough! Juve leveled the tie!

47 min: Griezmann goes to the left. Juve is a little light in the back, but no one supports the Atletico striker and he is forced to turn around. Juve wins the ball, gets on the other side and …

And we leave! Atletico starts the second half and quickly drops the ball. Juve is immediately on the front foot. Ronaldo rushes in the space to the right and makes a cross in the direction of Mandzukic, who is about to return home six meters away. But Gimenez is doing very well to protect himself from danger.

Atletico has time to threaten the goal of Juve. Morata passes at the end of the center of Koke and passes eight meters. And it's the end of an eventful first half. After what … well, it looks pretty good, right?

45 min: The shot of Bernardeschi at a distance is deflected. From the right corner, Chiellini sends a powerful diving head to the top left. Oblak overturns, a sensational reaction. Chiellini had an accidental blow to the face for his problem. Blood everywhere. But the great man is good to continue. Nothing comes from the next corner.

43 min: Spinazzola hangs another center end in the blender from a tight spot on the left. Ronaldo gets up at the far post but his head is wide. According to his high standards, it was good luck and a poor young lady.

42 min: Bernardeschi turns in the left inner channel and almost frees Mandzukic in the surface with a nice pass ahead. Not enough. Bernardeschi was very lively tonight.

40 min: Atletico needed a break, and they got it, with a small period of possession behind the lines of Juve. They do not really threaten to open the hosts, but that's not really the problem. And they irritate the local fans, who react to their rare leap in the league by a cacophony of whistles.

38 min: Morata gets up in the back of Pjanic and it's a free-kick for Juve on the right. Pjanic takes and loops a long time. Ronaldo probes on the left but can not beat his first man with the cross. Atletico continues to bend but not to hide. But they can not continue like this, surely.