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Atletico Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen LIVE - Substitute Rodrigo De Paul equalises in must-win game for Madrid to keep Champions League hopes alive

Champions League / Group Stage
Cívitas Metropolitano / 26.10.2022
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Ben Southby

Updated 26/10/2022 at 21:31 GMT


41'
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ALONSO GOES INTO THE BOOK
The Leverkusen head coach is cautioned for a little scuffle on the touchline. He's never played at the Metropolitano, but has still managed a booking.
39'
LEVERKUSEN COME CLOSE TO A THIRD!
Oblak gets down smartly to deny a deflected Diaby effort. The winger did well to carry the ball forward all on his own and get a shot away in a 2v1 situation, but the goalkeeper matched the impressive effort with the save.
38'
MILESTONE FOR THE ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL
36'
REFEREE DOWN!
Griezmann looks to play a diagonal ball and hits referee Clement Turpin in the side of the head. Thankfully, the official is ok.
33'
MADRID COME CLOSE TO ANOTHER EQUALISER!
Leverkusen are caught napping as Madrid take a quick corner. Griezmann lifts a cross into the box and Giminez rises above everyone to head well over the bar.
30'
LEVERKUSEN BACK IN FRONT
Correa is dispossessed by Amiri on the edge of the box and the midfielder finds Hudson-Odoi with space in the box, who makes no mistake with the finish to put Leverkusen back in front.
29'
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GOAL! ATLETICO MADRID 1-2 BAYER LEVERKUSEN (HUDSON-ODOI)
Lead restored for the visitors! What a start to this game!
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25'
MORATA GOES DOWN IN THE BOX
The striker goes down lightly looking for a penalty, but there's not much in it and the referee waves play on.
25'
HUGE GOAL FOR MADRID!
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24'
MADRID EQUALISE!
It's another well-worked goal. Correa drives at the Leverkusen defence and plays a ball into Griezmann in the box, who tees up Carrasco with a clever one-touch pass for the winger to drill into the bottom left corner.
22'
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GOAL! ATLETICO MADRID 1-1 BAYER LEVERKUSEN (CARRASCO)
Madrid on level terms! Carrasco with a brilliant equaliser!
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19'
GIMINEZ PLAYS A GREAT THROUGH BALL
The centre back looks to play a ball between the full back and the opposite centre back for Correa to run on to, but the latter's cross is well cleared by a resilient Leverkusen defence.
16'
DIABY'S STRIKE THE DIFFERENCE!
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13'
BIG CHANCE MADRID!
Edmond Tapsoba makes a mess of it at the back as he loops a clearance high into the air, which Angel Correa capitalises on, before getting a shot away which is saved by Lukas Hradecky.
11'
LEVERKUSEN BREAK THE DEADLOCK!
Madrid aren't happy as they felt Griezmann was fouled by Robert Andrich. He snatches the ball off the forward and offloads it to Adam Hlozek, who slips the ball through to Diaby and the winger produces an excellent finish to beat Oblak from a tight angle.
9'
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GOAL! ATLETICO MADRID 0-1 BAYER LEVERKUSEN (DIABY)
That wasn't in the script! Diaby finishes off a brilliant Leverkusen move and the visitors take an early lead!
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8'
LEVERKUSEN GET FORWARD
But Diaby isn't quick enough to keep the ball in as he's slipped through and Madrid have a goal kick.
4'
BRIGHT START FOR ATLETICO
They've controlled the opening few minutes with patient build-up, keeping Leverkusen camped inside their own half.
1'
MORATA DRAWS AN EARLY FOUL
The striker gets caught on the touchline and it's a chance for Madrid to put a ball into the box from a wide position.
1st Half
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KICK OFF
Leverkusen - in all black - get the game underway!
19:55
IT'S ALMOST TIME
Tonight has got a lot bigger for Atletico after the early games, they're playing for Champions League survival.
Five minutes until kick-off!