LIVE: Atletico Madrid vs. Inter in extra time as Borussia Dortmund advance: Live updates from Champions League
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Borussia Dortmund became the latest teams to book their berths in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday with a dramatic 2-0 win over PSV, while Atletico Madrid came back from behind to send their tie against Inter to extra time and then penalties after the tie was all square after 120 minutes.
Wednesday’s scores
Sancho scores for Dortmund
Dortmund’s third minute goal from Jadon Sancho kicked off a big win for the Germans, who are now off to the quarterfinals. Ian Maatsen’s cross was bounced out of the penalty area but eventually landed at Julian Brandt’s feet, who then sent the ball to Sancho for a cool finish from just outside the area.
The two sides played a competitive and fairly even match full of chances for each, including several clear cut opportunities for PSV to level the score. Luuk de Jong looked to send the game to extra time in the 95th minute but sent his shot well over the bar, and Marco Reus responded just moments later by scoring on the other end and officially sending his team through to their first spot in the last eight in three years.
Atleti advance on penalties
A night that started well for Inter slowly dissolved as Atleti advance to the quarterfinals on penalties. The hosts were searching for a goal from the start but it was Inter who scored first through Federico Dimarco in the 33rd minute, but Antoine Griezmann equalized two minutes later to keep his side alive.
The game remained open throughout the second half and it was Atleti who were able to score again, courtesy of a goal from Memphis Depay in the 87th minute to send the game to extra time. Both sides continued to search for a go-ahead goal to no avail and so a penalty shootout beckoned that Atleti went on to win 3-2.
Quarterfinalists