Nacho makes a burst over the top to latch on to Kroos' pass. He cuts a low cross into the middle, but there's no white shirt there to convert.
90'
There will be five minutes of added time.
Djimsiti rises highest in the box to connect with a cross from the left flank from Maehle, but he can only nod his attempt over the bar.
88'
OVER! Malinovskiy has enjoyed an impressive second half and he comes close to notching a goal with a rasping left-footed strike that travels just over the bar from 25 yards.
84'
M. Caldara enters the game and replaces M. Pessina.
Marco Asensio has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by Lucas Vázquez.
Aleksey Miranchuk enters the game and replaces L. Muriel.
Caldara replaces Pessina for the closing stages of the game.
Muriel has just scored, but is withdrawn by Gasperini. Miranchuk replaces the Colombian.
Vazquez runs down the right flank and across the edge of the box before picking out Asensio to collect and score.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! ASENSIO RESTORES MADRID'S TWO-GOAL LEAD!!!! 3-1!!!! Asensio comes off the bench to put the result beyond doubt. Atalanta are disjointed after their substitutions and Vazquez capitalises with a weaving run down the right flank. He cuts inside and offloads to Asensio in space in the box. The Spaniard takes one touch before hammering a low strike inside the near post into the bottom-left corner.
83'
L. Muriel has scored a goal for Atalanta!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! MURIEL SCORES A FINE EFFORT FROM THE FREE-KICK!!!! 2-1!!!! Atalanta line up a wall in front of the kick and three players subside before Muriel takes on the strike. They part as the forward clips his effort over the Madrid wall and into the top-right corner. Courtois gets a hand to the effort, but cannot keep it out. It's surely too late for the Italian outfit now.
82'
Marco Asensio enters the game and replaces F. Valverde.
Valverde makes way for Asensio for the final eight minutes.
81'
Varane brings down Muriel on the edge of the box as he tries to latch on to an offload from Ilicic. Atalanta have a free-kick in a dangerous position.
78'
Militao has to put his body on the line to deny Muriel after the forward is teed up inside the box by Ilicic.
77'
T. Kroos gets yellow.
Ilicic is brought down again in the Madrid half. Kroos is the guilty party on this occasion as he goes into the book.
Rodrygo has a surge into the left inside channel, and he gets the better of Palomino. However, he loses the ball behind before he can shoot from a tight angle.
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73'
Nacho gets yellow.
Nacho brings down Ilicic on the charge and goes into the book.
71'
Vazquez sends a dangerous low ball towards the near post. Benzema makes the run, but his touch is heavy and the ball travels behind for a goal-kick.
69'
Rodrygo enters the game and replaces Vinícius Júnior.
Rodrygo comes on to the field to replace Vinicius after a fine performance from the forward.
64'
Éder Militão enters the game and replaces Sergio Ramos.
Ramos is working his way back from injury and will not be risked further by Zidane. He may have scored the decisive goal in firing Madrid into the last eight.
61'
J. Palomino enters the game and replaces R. Tolói.
Palomino replaces Toloi for the visitors in the Atalanta defence.
60'
Penalty goal scored by Sergio Ramos for Real Madrid!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! RAMOS DISPATCHES HIS SPOT-KICK HOME!!!! 2-0!!!! Ramos goes for power with his strike from 12 yards. Sportiello goes the correct way, diving to his right. However, the power of the effort prevents him from making the stop, despite getting a hand to the ball. Madrid are in complete control now.
58'
R. Tolói gets yellow.
Toloi goes into the book for his challenge on Vinicius.
57'
J. Iličić enters the game and replaces R. Gosens.
Gosens is withdrawn and is replaced by Ilicic.
54'
SAVE! Mendy latches on to the ball after Vinicius is brought down on the edge of the box. He cuts inside to drill a strike on his right foot towards goal, but he sends his attempt straight at Sportiello.
50'
Zapata tries to backheel an offload towards the run of Gosens, but the ball just evades the run of the wing-back and travels into the hands of Courtois.
48'
Vinicius tries to close down Toloi from a bouncing ball, but he catches the defender on the boot after the Atalanta man clears.
47'
Maehle has a run at Nacho down the right flank, but the defender brushes the Atalanta man off the ball with ease.
46'
D. Zapata enters the game and replaces M. Pašalić.
Zapata replaces Pasalic at the break for the visitors.
We're back underway in this Champions League clash.
45'
HALF-TIME: REAL MADRID 1-0 ATALANTA
The referee blows his whistle for half-time just before Muriel latches on to precise offload from Pessina. The forward would have been through with a decent chance at goal there.
44'
Vazquez drifts in from the right flank and uses quick feet to step out of two challenges. However, Djimsiti comes in with a finel challenge to prevent the Spaniard from breaking into the box.
40'
Nacho has a surge forward from the back and he breaks into the left inside channel. However, Romero fends off the Madrid man and the ball travels out for a goal-kick.
39'
F. Valverde gets yellow.
Valverde catches Djimsiti with a late boot and goes into the book.
37'
Nacho climbs in the box to attack a cross from Kroos and goes down amid pressure from Djimsiti, but the referee is unmoved.
34'
K. Benzema has scored a goal for Real Madrid! Assist by L. Modrić.
Modric intercepts a poor clearance from Sportiello and chases down his block. He then spots Benzema in acres of space in the box, allowing his team-mate to convert the opening.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! BENZEMA CONVERTS AFTER A SPORTIELLO MISTAKE!!! 1-0 MADRID!!! The Atalanta keeper produces a howler at the back and Benzema punishes him with a cool finish. Sportiello drills his clearance straight at Modric, who latches on to his own block. He cuts a pass back for Benzema in support. The Frenchman only needs to beat the keeper and he finds the bottom-left corner with a composed effort.
31'
Vazquez collects on the right flank and tries to swerve a delivery to the back post with the outside of his boot. However, Toloi rises to head clear of danger.
29'
Vinicius has a dart at Romero down the left flank, but the Brazilian loses his foot and the ball travels out for a goal-kick.
27'
OVER! Madrid keep the attack alive and Modric goes for the blast from distance, only to send his effort over the bar.
24'
Zidane will be satisfied with the performance of his side thus far into the contest. Other than an early opening for Gosens, the Italian outfit have been held in check.
22'
Madrid are starting to work the ball in tight quarters to find space in the final third, but they're yet to test Sportiello.
18'
Vinicius surges down the left flank and clips a dangerous cross into the middle. It just travels over the head of Benzema in the middle. Madrid recycle possession as Vazquez finds Valverde before Kroos lines up a strike that is charged down.
16'
OVER! Atalanta win a corner down the left flank and Malinovskiy sends a dangerous cross into the box. The ball ricochets around the area before Djimsiti lines up a strike, but he sends his left-footed effort over the bar.
15'
Pasalic clips a cross into the box, but Madrid manage to clear their lines as Muriel tries to connect with a strike.
14'
Mendy brings down Toloi on the byline on the right flank, catching him with an outstretched boot. The visitors have a free-kick in a dangerous position.
13'
Muriel threads a pass through to Pasalic in the Madrid box, but Ramos sticks out a boot to divert it behind for a corner. The defender had to make that intervention.
10'
Madrid are trying to work themselves into a rhythm this evening. Kroos and Modric are attempting to get a feel for the game.
8'
Vinicius takes a touch on the edge of the box, but he goes down under pressure from Toloi. The referee does not award a free-kick, and there are no complaints from the Madrid man.
6'
The visitors are not deterred by the occasion or the prestige of their opponents. Atalanta seem content to take the game to Los Blancos.
4'
Atalanta are putting in a few heavy challenges in the early stages as De Roon brings down Valverde late.
2'
Malinovskiy is late on Nacho and gives away a free-kick in the middle of the park.
1'
We're underway in this Champions League clash.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the second leg Champions League round-of-16 clash between Real Madrid and Atalanta at the Alfredo Di Stefano.
Atalanta have given themselves work to do this evening after losing at home. Remo Freuler's dismissal put Gian Piero Gasperini's men up against it after only 16 minutes in the contest. They battled manfully, but were eventually undone by Los Blancos. They have won three of their four matches since in Serie A, losing only once to Inter. They put in an impressive performance to see off Spezia last time out, and will need a flawless effort tonight.
REAL MADRID (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Nacho Fernandez, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Ferland Mendy; Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Federico Valverde; Lucas Vazquez, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior.
REAL MADRID SUBS: Eder Militao, Marco Asensio, Marcelo, Andriy Lunin, Isco, Rodrygo Silva, Diego Altube, Hugo Duro.
ATALANTA (3-4-3) Marco Sportiello; Rafael Toloi, Cristian Romero, Berat Djimsiti; Joakim Maehle, Maarten de Roon, Matteo Pessina, Robin Gosens; Ruslan Malinovskiy, Luis Muriel, Mario Pasalic.
ATALANTA SUBS: Jose Luis Palamino, Sam Lammers, Mattia Caldara, Francesco Rossi, Matteo Ruggeri, Davide Ghaslani, Aleksey Miranchuk, Josip Ilicic, Duvan Zapata, Pierluigi Gollini.
Madrid take a 1-0 lead into the contest having scored late on against the Italian outfit on the road through Ferland Mendy. Zinedine Zidane's side have been on their mettle of late towards the end of matches, earning points against Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid with strikes at the death. Karim Benzema continued that theme with a late winner against Elche last time out. Although Los Blancos are not at their best, they're still grinding out results.
Robin Gosens has come closest for the visitors, but he failed to convert his opening from close range. Atalanta have been a tad passive and will need to take a lot of risks in the second half to have a hope of achieving a great victory in Spain.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
Real Madrid return to LaLiga action at the weekend on the road at Celta Vigo. Atalanta have to turn the page following their defeat as they face Hellas Verona away on Sunday in Serie A.
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