In the early morning of April 17, Beijing time, a key battle in the second leg of the Champions League 1/4 finals was played by Dortmund against Atletico Madrid. In the end, the two teams staged a goal battle, Atletico Madrid lost 2-4, and the aggregate score was 4-5 by Dort, and failed to advance to the semi-finals, but fortunately, Barcelona was also out, so that Atletico Madrid locked the qualification for the 2025 Club World Cup in advance, which is a blessing in disguise.
Following the round of 16 penalty shootout overturned Inter, Atletico Madrid drew the upper draw again, the overall strength of the quarter-final opponent Dort is not too strong, coach Simeone sees the hope of leading the team back to the Champions League semi-finals.
In the first leg, Atletico led 2-1 at home, and only needed a draw against Dort in the second leg to advance. However, Atletico Madrid's last away challenge to Dort was a 0-4 defeat, which also made coach Simeone dare not be careless.
Judging from the process of the game, Simeone's worries are not unreasonable, Dort's combat effectiveness back at home is very strong, and Atletico Madrid's defense can't resist it at all.
In just 5 minutes of the first half, Dort scored 2 goals in a row to complete the overtake. In the 34th minute, Brandt volleyed into the net from a tight angle. In the 39th minute, Maatsen scored with a low shot into the far corner.
Atletico Madrid, who were in a desperate situation, also scored 2 goals in a row to achieve a comeback. Hermoso set up Hummels for an own goal before Correa slotted home from Borussia Dortmund to give Atletico a 4-3 lead. In the later games, Dort's offensive was very fierce. In the 71st minute, Phil Krueger scored. In the 73rd minute, Sabitzer volleyed the goal, and in the end, Dort overturned the game with a total score of 5-4.
There was a chance to reverse the promotion, but the result was reversed by the opponent, and Atletico Madrid's Champions League season ended here. After the game, Griezmann had tears in his eyes, Witsel had empty eyes, and the whole team was very disappointed.
The away game was overturned, Atletico Madrid missed the return to the Champions League semi-finals after 7 years, and Dort entered the Champions League semi-finals after 11 years, staging a night of joy and sorrow.
In addition to Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, which is also a La Liga team, also suffered a tragic turnaround, losing 1-4 at home and being eliminated by Paris with an aggregate score of 4-6.
At this point, the competition for qualification for the 2025 Club World Cup between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid has also reached a final result, because Atletico Madrid is 6 points ahead of Barcelona in the coefficient rankings, both sides won the first leg and lost the second leg, so the points gap is still the same, and Atletico Madrid directly qualify for the 2025 Club World Cup.
According to FIFA's official information, the first new Club World Cup in 2025 will be held in the United States from June 15 to July 13, 2025, and after adding Atletico Madrid, there are currently 22 teams that have qualified for the tournament, each team is expected to receive at least 50 million pounds in prize money, and the championship prize can reach 100 million pounds.