Topics: UEFA Champions League, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Fernando Torres
Stefan Kiesling missed the decisive penalty after El Niño made it 3-2 for the hosts.

Atletico Madrid can keep dreaming about playing back-to-back Champions League finals, after shocking Bayer Leverkusen at Estadio Vicente Calderon. Los Colchoneros needed a penalty shootout to earn their place among the final eight teams in the tournament, and did it with some drama throughout the game.

Things started to complicate for the home side after Miguel Angel Moya left the pitch with an injury. His substitute, Jan Oblak, was key in the game's outcome, with a couple of saves that kept Atletico's chances alive during regulation. 

Mario Suarez scored the only goal in the first 90 minutes of the game from outside the box, helped by a deflection by Omer Toprak. After that, Atletico enjoyed most chances, but were denied over and over again by German shot-stopper Bernd Leno. 

The game went to overtime, and neither team conceded any advantage, leading to the final frontier: a penalty shootout. Both teams missed their first shots, with Raul Garcia sending the ball over the bar for Atletico, while Hakan Calhanoglu's shot could not fool Oblak. Griezmann and Rolfes scored their shots from the spot, and Mario Suarez gave the lead to Atletico after Toprak missed the target. Things got even again after Koke's penalty was denied by Leno, having Castro equalizing for the visitors.

Then, Fernando Torres took the ball and narrowly placed it past the German keeper. Stefan Kießling could not handle the pressure and missed his shot, unleashing a celebration never seen before at Atletico's stadium.

This shootout win for Los Colchoneros represents their first win in this kind of definition. Simeone's team had lost their previous three matches that went all the way, so the Argentinian boss keeps re-writing his team's history books.

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"CLASS ACT! Oblak conforts Kiessling after his missed penalty against Atletico."