Real Madrid claimed an edge on city rivals Atletico Madrid with a tight 2-1 Champions League last 16 first leg win on Tuesday. Julian Alvarez levelled for Atletico soon after the half hour mark after Rodrygo Goes sent the hosts ahead in the fourth minute, but Brahim Diaz stroked home a 55th-minute winner for the Los Blancos much to the delight the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

“I think we played a complete game today, [my] goal was good and it earned us the win, but it’s not over. There’s still the second leg and we have to give everything, like we did today,” Diaz told Movistar after the game. Diego Simeone’s Atletico, who lost in the 2014 and 2016 finals against their bitter rivals, kept stars Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe quiet but still came up short.