For Atlético Madrid it was the perfect finale and it left them dreaming of the perfect final. Two late goals from their two Uruguayan centre-backs, first José Maria Giménez and then Diego Godín, sent a gigantic roar round this stadium, the kind of noise this place has never heard before. The Wanda Metropolitano, Atlético’s home for just over a year, will host the 2019 Champions League final and, as they sang long and loud, they did so in the hope that their team will be there too, invited to the party they host.
It may be only the first leg, it may be only the last 16, but the manner of Atlético’s victory convinced them that maybe it is possible after all, at a time when some needed convincing.
Written by Sid Lowe at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/20/atletico-madrid-juventus-champions-league-match-report under the title “Diego Godín’s late effort puts Atlético Madrid in charge against Juventus”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
