in the home leg of the Champions League Preliminary match
against German side SCHALKE 04. The optimistic levels were high
for the Spaniards, until they saw how hard the game really was: 8 yellow
cards & 1 Red (Antonio Lopez, Atletico), with a final result 1-0 in
favour of the Germans.
It now all goes down to the away match ( 2ºleg) at Madrid, were Atletico
MUST WIN if they are to participate in the dreamed Champions
League 2008/09. Let´s face it, if your an Atletico fan you must be
immune to the fact that you & Atletico will have to suffer until the
last minute to know if your objective will be achieved.
The only goal come in the 29th min from a direct free kick that
was scored by PANDER ( seen above celebrating). From then
on it was an even fight for the rest of the game, with Atletico
holding on with 10 men on the field for the latter part of the 2º
half.
The scenario is not good, but not a disaster, as Atletico has its
opportunity to re-group, attain the home advantage & go for the
qualifier in the 2ºleg. Lets wish them luck. Tweet
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