Atletico Madrid almost held on: Reduced to 10 men against Real Madrid, they maintained a scoreless draw until the 88th minute. Then Cristiano Ronaldo, James Rodriguez, and Chicharito combined with this bit of play to give Real the game-winning goal:
Watch Chicharito’s 88th minute goal that sent Real Madrid to Champions League semis
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid were scoreless for 178 minutes across two legs of the Champions League quarterfinals. Then Chicharito broke through.
It’s by far the most important goal Chicharito has had in his loan spell with Real. It took a slew of injuries and suspensions for the Mexican national to get the start and he hadn’t been superb for the majority of the match, but he slotted the pass from Ronaldo home when it counted, knocking out Real’s crosstown rivals.














