Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 in Champions League Group A at Lokomotiv Moscow after Lokomotiv goalkeeper Guilherme made a series of excellent saves to keep the Russian side chasing a spot in the round of 16
The result put Atletico in second place with four points from three games, two behind Bayern Munich, who later played away against Salzburg on Tuesday. Locomotives have two points and Salzburg has one.
Defender Jose Gimenez gave Atletico an 18-minute header with a beautiful header from an inch-perfect cross from Hector Herrera, one minute after Guilherme blocked a shot from Saul Niguez.
The home side equalized in the 25th minute after a long VAR check when Herrera handled the ball in the penalty area, and Anton Miranchuk sent Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak in the wrong direction with a perfect free kick.
Angel Correa hit the bar for the visitors with a curling shot in the half hour and Atletico added pressure after the break when Guilherme Joao Felix made two appearances.
Koke headed against Guilherme against the wood in the 66th minute, but Luis Suarez saw his rebound offside as Lokomotiv held on desperately in front of a loud contingent of home fans.
A final intervention by Murilo Cerqueira refused Felix a sitter in the 80th minute. Lokomotiv fought for possession and could barely break out of their own half.
Atletico raved about the hosts for the last 10 minutes, but Lokomotiv’s overcrowded defense somehow held on, hitting long balls onto the field whenever they could to run the clock.
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