Samuel Leno, the Spanish Atletico Madrid player, scored the second goal against his German counterpart, Borussia Dortmund, in the 32nd minute of the match in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League competition in the current season 2023-2024.
The Atletico Madrid team qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the expense of its counterpart, Inter Milan, on penalties, 3-2, after the end of regular and extra time with a score of 2-1 in favor of the Rojiblancos in the second leg, noting that the runner-up of the last edition decided the first leg in their favor 1- 0.
While the German team, Borussia Dortmund, reserved its place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, after defeating its guest, the Dutch team PSV Eindhoven, with a clean score, in the match that brought them together at the “Signal Iduna Park” stadium.
The two PSV Eindhoven teams tied against Borussia Dortmund, 1-1, during the match held between them at the Philips Stadium, in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League.
In tonight’s match, Atletico Madrid will miss the efforts of Dutch striker Memphis Depay due to the muscle injury he suffers from in his left foot.
Atletico did not specify the duration of his absence, but Spanish media reported that he might be absent for three weeks, which logically means that he will be absent from the return match scheduled for April 16 in Germany.
