The reporter reported coldly Atletico are unbeaten in their last eight Madrid derbies in regulation time with one win and seven draws, and just held their local rivals to a 1-1 draw away from home last month, which also gave the Red and White Legion confidence to retreat from the Bernabeu. However, Real Madrid, the king of the Champions League, is indeed "very different", and they have eliminated their rivals in the previous five Madrid derbies in the Champions League, and they still continue the momentum of winning at home. 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid, the 500th Champions League milestone of the Galaxy Fleet, with a thrilling 300th victory, but also took the lead in the two-legged battle.

Ancelotti and Simeone have also been evenly matched in their previous 26 meetings in this campaign: nine wins, eight draws and nine defeats each, including one each in charge of Bayern in 2016/17. Both coaches have played each other the most in their careers, and there are few secrets to tell. Both sides lined up in a 442 formation for Real Madrid, with Dias replacing Bellingham, Valverde playing at right-back with an injury, and Mbappe, Vinicius and Rodrygo in attack. Simeone, on the other hand, put Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann in the starting line, pinning his hopes on the lucky "little spider" - the Argentine striker has won 1 and drawn 2 against Real Madrid in the previous three times.

Alvarez lived up to Simeone's expectations, and after beating Camavinga in the 32nd minute of the first half, a brilliant super arc made Courtois "The Captain" helpless. It was the 'Little Spider's' seventh goal in nine Champions League games, behind Atletico's history behind Vava (1958/59) and Diego Costa (2013/14), equalling Real Madrid's number of Champions League goals this season for Mbappe, who has played two more knockout play-off games, and also scored seven goals in 11 games.

This campaign was hyped before the game as a duel between the French striker and the Argentine goalscorer: it's just that Mr. Mu did not continue the highlights of the previous match against the old club of Little Spider, but the horror of "Champions League Real Madrid" is that even if the star is not in good shape, there is always someone who can stand up.

The first to take the lead for Real Madrid was Champions League giant Rodrigo, who received Valverde's precise through ball in the opening 3 minutes and 25 seconds, caught Atletico Madrid full-back Galan off guard, and the Brazilian's powerful shot after cutting inside made the five Atletico Madrid players who rushed to the siege only salute - it was the fastest goal for Real Madrid at home in a derby since March 2006, and it also laid the foundation for the victory. Rodrygo scored his eighth Champions League knockout goal in the knockout round, including four for Manchester City, three for Chelsea and one for Atletico Madrid.

The last time Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid at home in regulation time was in December 2021. But in the Champions League, Atletico Madrid, who visited the Bernabeu for the fourth time, suffered four consecutive defeats, and every time they met in Europe, the opponents they were all too familiar with in that league could always turn into an insurmountable mountain - in the previous 9 Champions League Madrid derbyes, Atletico Madrid only won 2 times at home, not only lost 3 away games at the Bernabeu Stadium, but also lost 3 neutral venues (Zaragoza, Lisbon and Milan), especially in 2014 and 2016, the two finals insisted on extra-time and lost the trophy The most painful.

The "little spider" did not continue its unbeaten good fortune against Real Madrid, but Atletico's Champions League curse at the Bernabeu was repeated. In the second half, Dias combined with Mendy and Vinicius to shake Jimenez and score the winning goal for Real Madrid with a perfect individual show. Simeone is hoping that Sollot, who has scored eight goals off the bench this season, will continue his bravery, but it is a pity that Atletico Madrid will not be able to produce a threat after the change, and the Norwegian, who has few chances, has failed to repeat the miracle.

After the game, Simeone also admitted that Atletico Madrid's performance in this game was not as good as Real Madrid, and if it were not for the defensive line to withstand Real Madrid's attack at the last moment, it may be difficult to keep the hope of promotion until the second leg.

For Atletico, the last month has been a fateful period of the season. The Champions League will be against Real Madrid, followed by La Liga and Copa del Rey semi-finals against Barcelona, and whether the third-tier competition can win the cup depends on the performance of this month.

However, the goals in 11 consecutive Madrid derbies still kept Atletico Madrid back in the second leg - after losing 17 times in the first leg of the European knockout round, and finally came on top 11 times in the second leg.

It was also because of this goal conceded that Real Madrid, who won the derby in regular time at the Bernabeu for the first time in more than three years, did not dare to hold it up. After the Champions League restructuring, Real Madrid won the first leg of the Champions League knockout round by one goal in the first leg of the previous five Champions League knockout rounds, and was finally eliminated from the competition four times (by Juventus in 1996, 2003 and 2005, and Bayern in 2007), and only one successfully qualified (eliminated Bayern in 2014). What's more, in the previous Madrid derby of the Champions League, Real Madrid was at an absolute disadvantage in Atletico Madrid with 3 games, 1 draw and 2 defeats, and the last time 10 years ago in the Champions League away against Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid lost 1-2.

In the Madrid derby of the Champions League, the red and white team still have hope of ending their fifth consecutive elimination by Real Madrid. After the game, "Little Spider" Alvarez also bluntly said that he would eliminate the defending champion at the Metropolitano Stadium. Simeone has already reversed the disadvantage against Real Madrid in other competitions, can the Champions League be just as headwinded this time?