October 27, (THEWILL) – Atletico Madrid was eliminated from the UEFA Champions League after a 2-2 draw with Bayer Leverkusen, who were also eliminated when Yannick Carrasco, missed a last-second penalty.
Diego Simeone’s team twice rallied from deficits as Moussa Diaby and Callum Hudson-Odoi’s efforts were neutralised by Carrasco and Rodrigo de Paul. The victory was required to keep any hopes of moving on from Group B alive but they could only manage a tie.
At the Wanda Metropolitano, there was late drama after Clement Turpin, initially blew the final whistle before VAR penalised Piero Hincapie, for handball in the box.
But Lukas Hradecky stopped Carrasco, and Atletico was eliminated at the group stage for the first time in five years.
Both teams are travelling this weekend before they conclude their UCL group fixtures next Tuesday. On Saturday, Leverkusen travels to RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga, while Atletico is away to Cadiz in La Liga.
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