LEVERKUSEN, Germany (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid beat hosts Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 in a topsy-turvy encounter on Tuesday to take a firm handle on their Champions League round-of-16 tie ahead of the return leg in Spain next month. We wanted to win, we did that and the return leg will be as difficult as tonight was," said Griezmann. "They pressured us and made life difficult but the boss's changes helped us win the game tonight. "It is easy to see how Atletico have reached two finals in three years," said Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt. Savic's own goal put Leverkusen back in the game but despite constant pressure they failed to carve out an equaliser before Torres finished them off.

Source: The Star February 21, 2017 21:50 UTC