Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal Champions : la rencontre qui retient son souffle

Clinical penalties from Viktor Gyökeres and Julián Alvarez ensured the first leg of Atlético de Madrid and Arsenal's UEFA Champions League semi-final finished level. Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal Champions s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en Venezuela ce vendredi.

Les faits

• Clinical penalties from Viktor Gyökeres and Julián Alvarez ensured the first leg of Atlético de Madrid and Arsenal's UEFA Champions League semi-final finished level.
• Viktor Gyökeres' first-half penalty gave Arsenal the lead but Atleti and Julián Alvarez had the answers in an absorbing encounter in Madrid.
• Arsenal: Raya; White (Mosquera 86), Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapié; Ødegaard (Eze 57), Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke (Saka 68), Gyökeres (Jesus 68), Martinelli (Trossard 68).
• Viktor Gyökeres is the first Swedish player to score in a Champions League semi-final.
• Viktor Gyökeres, Arsenal goalscorer, speaking to TNT Sports: "In the first half we controlled the game quite well.

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, Viktor Gyökeres' first-half penalty gave Arsenal the lead but Atleti and Julián Alvarez had the answers in an absorbing encounter in Madrid.

Sur le fond, Arsenal: Raya; White (Mosquera 86), Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapié; Ødegaard (Eze 57), Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke (Saka 68), Gyökeres (Jesus 68), Martinelli (Trossard 68).

Concrètement, Viktor Gyökeres is the first Swedish player to score in a Champions League semi-final.

Au-delà de ce constat, Viktor Gyökeres, Arsenal goalscorer, speaking to TNT Sports: "In the first half we controlled the game quite well.

Reste à préciser que 14' Alvarez forces sharp Raya save44' Gyökeres powers in penalty49' Alvarez close with curling free-kick53' Lookman denied, Griezmann shot blocked56' Alvarez equalises with perfect penalty63' Griezmann hits woodwork74' Lookman denied by Raya90+4' Molina fizzes over.

Les chiffres

À noter par ailleurs : Piero Hincapié, Martin Ødegaard and Noni Madueke had come close for the Gunners while Atleti's Julián Alvarez stung the palms of David Raya after some artful footwork in the 14th minute and later headed over from Matteo Ruggeri's delivery.

Plus précisément, a first-half breakthrough seemed unlikely as those chances came and went but Gyökeres had other ideas, the Swedish forward dispatching powerfully from the spot on 44 minutes having been brought down by Dávid Hancko.

Dans la foulée, Atleti: Oblak; Llorente, Pubill, Hancko, Ruggeri; Simeone (Le Normand 46), Koke, Cardoso (Molina 88), Lookman; Griezmann, Alvarez (Álex Baena 77).

À ce stade, Viktor Gyökeres: 8 pointsJulián Alvarez: 6 pointsAntoine Griezmann: 5 points.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que the aggregate winners will face Paris or Bayern in the final at the Puskás Aréna, Budapest, on Saturday 30 May.

À noter par ailleurs : a string of half-chances marked out a tight first-half contest before Viktor Gyökeres' clinical penalty sparked this semi-final first leg into life.

Plus précisément, Keown claims official 'buckled' under Atleti heat.

Dans la foulée, I mean I absolutely hate it, hate, hate, hate it," McManaman fumed.

À retenir

• A first-half breakthrough seemed unlikely as those chances came and went but Gyökeres had other ideas, the Swedish forward dispatching powerfully from the spot on 44 minutes having been brought down by Dávid Hancko.
• The aggregate winners will face Paris or Bayern in the final at the Puskás Aréna, Budapest, on Saturday 30 May.
• A string of half-chances marked out a tight first-half contest before Viktor Gyökeres' clinical penalty sparked this semi-final first leg into life.
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