Despite being reduced to 10 men and stymied in attack, Atlético Madrid still had a last-gasp chance to send its ill-humored Champions League quarterfinal against Manchester City into extra time.
But when the ball fell to Ángel Correa in the area, the forward steered his injury-time shot right at the gloves of Ederson. City’s goalkeeper ensured a scoreless draw in Madrid on Wednesday and made good on the English side’s 1-0 first-leg win.
Atlético can’t linger in disappointment for long. It must salvage what it can from the dwindling season by making sure it returns to Europe’s top club competition with a top-four finish in the Spanish league.
“We are hurting for how this Champions League ended, and we are never going to stop believing,” Atlético midfielder Koke Resurrección said. “We have to finish the season well to play in the Champions again and be able to play games like this next
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