Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid faced off again in the second leg of the Champions League and the winner would be joining Juventus in the final. A fierce competition between the two teams saw Atletico win 2-1 but Real went through on aggregate. Here is how Twitter reacted to the match.
Before the match, the atmosphere was electric
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On our screens tonight #Atletico v #RealMadrid from 7.45pm #MadridDerby #AtletiRealMadrid #ukpub #edipub pic.twitter.com/ZX2UmAlRVc
— The Harp and Castle (@harpandcastle) May 10, 2017
Some statistics as we head into the clash.
.@Cristiano has scored 103 goals in the @ChampionsLeague, 3 more than @atletienglish. Beast. #beINUCL #AtletiRealMadrid pic.twitter.com/PR7zWZFAUa
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) May 10, 2017
Atletico's #UCL form at Vicente Calderon under Simeone:
WWWWWDWWWWDLWWWWWWWWDW
Goals: 41
Clean sheets: 18
Conceded: 5#AtletiRealMadrid— SPN_Action (@SPN_Action) May 10, 2017
10 minutes into the match and Atletico draw first blood with a beautiful header by Saul
11' | 1-0 | ⚽️ Buuuuuuuuutttttt!!!! Buuuuuuuuttttt! Buuuuuuuut de @saulniguez!!! #AúpaAtleti #UCL #LdC #AtletiRealMadrid pic.twitter.com/Hl44fjzK89
— Atlético de Madrid (@AtletiFR) May 10, 2017
Griezmann adds another fine goal to his kitty
GOALL! #AtletiRealMadrid 2-0.
Griezmann makes no mistake from the spot to put @Atleti 2-0 up in this 2nd leg. #UCL— SPN_Action (@SPN_Action) May 10, 2017
Some fancy footwork by Luka Modric baffles the Atleti players
Wow!
What this 😂❤#AtletiRealMadrid
pic.twitter.com/Fv8REVWiWs— NAWAL#7🏆 (@Na_D26) May 10, 2017
Real bang one back and cement their position over Atletico, courtesy a magnificent effort from Isco
Wow! Amazing trickery by Benzema & Isco finishes it off ⚽ #AtletiRealMadrid #ATLRMA https://t.co/nSft94uF3X
— Aashish Kushwaha (@ParwanaDeewana) May 10, 2017
Atletico probably would have pulled off one of the biggest upsets if it weren’t for this man Keylor Navas
https://twitter.com/MadridArchive/status/862403205220663296
There were 2 winners today, Atletico won the match but Real qualified for the final with an aggregate 4-2 lead.
FT: #AtletiRealMadrid 2-1.
Atleti win 2-1 on the night but bow out 4-2 on agg as @realmadrid setup the #UCL final clash against @juventusfc!— SPN_Action (@SPN_Action) May 10, 2017
Real Madrid manager speaks on the match
Zidane: "We knew we'd struggle. We're happy to get to the final. It's a long road, it's not easy to get there. I'm proud of the boys." #UCL pic.twitter.com/6kj9Lu5fgl
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 10, 2017