Atletico won a thrilling victory over Dortmund in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals

The home field advantage helped Atletico Madrid players enter the game with enthusiasm and did not hide their intention to take the lead against the representative from Bundesliga.

The home team's high pressing style of play caused Maatsen to make a wrong pass just outside the home team's penalty area. De Paul immediately punished the opponent's mistake with an accurate finish in the 4th minute.

The early opening goal helped coach Diego Simeone's players continue to maintain pressure on Dortmund's field.

Completely dominating the game, the capital club of Madrid doubled the gap in the 32nd minute. Mats Hummels made a fatal mistake, creating an opportunity for Griezmann to quickly pass the ball to Lino on the left wing, and Lino finished dangerously in a confrontation with goalkeeper Kobel.

It wasn't until the 42nd minute that Dortmund had a notable finish. Maatsen almost made amends, but his powerful, low shot from outside the box couldn't beat goalkeeper Jan Oblak. Sancho had a chance to finish before half-time but he sent the ball into the stands.

After the break, Dortmund players pushed up their formation to put pressure in search of a scoring opportunity to shorten the gap.

Meanwhile, coach Diego Simeone, with a 2-goal lead, proactively let his players play their signature lulling style of play.

The La Liga representative's tight defense was finally defeated. In the 81st minute, substitute Sebastien Haller shined with a shot from inside the box to reduce the score to 1-2.

The equalizer helped the German club play with more determination, and the number of opportunities created by the yellow team also appeared much more.

However, on an unlucky day, Dortmund could not beat the crossbar when they twice denied the visitors. Those were the finishes of Bynoe Bitten in the 87th minute and Julian Brandt right in the last seconds of stoppage time.

Despite losing 1-2, Dortmund still has the second leg to play at home at Signal Iduna Park a week later.

Score:

Atletico: De Paul (4'), Lino (32')

Dortmund: Haller (81')

Starting lineup:

Atletico:Oblak, Witsel, Gimenez, Azpilicueta, Molina, Koke, Marcos Llorente, De Paul, Lino, Griezmann, Morata

Dortmund:Kobel, Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen, Sabitzer, Emre Can, Brandt, Sancho, Fullkrug, Adeyemi