UEFA decided to abolish the away goal rule from all of its European tournaments. An interesting call, given it allowed the team with the most away goals to advance if both sides ended the tie with the same aggregate score in knockout stage matches.

Real Madrid have been dealt a setback ahead of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg, as Aurelien Tchouameni will be unavailable due to suspension. It must be noted that Tchouameni

Julian Alvarez and Marcus Llorente missed their kicks for Atletico as Antonio Rudiger stepped up and scored the decisive penalty for Real Madrid