Juventus will take on AC Milan in the final on May 9th after the Rossoneri beat Lazio in a marathon
penalty shootout following two 0 - 0 legs.
Not exact matches
Many will point to the
following penalty by Spain as the turning point in the
shootout, but it very well could have been this as well.
Following a 0 - 0 draw, it was United who held their nerve better and showed good mental strength to win on
penalties having been beaten in their previous two
penalty shootouts in the past week.
On three occasions they have been eliminated in
penalty - kick
shootouts, in the 1990 semi-final against West Germany, the 1998 round - of -16-teams match against Argentina
following a 2 - 2 extra-time draw in which they played a man short
following the expulsion early in the second - half of midfielder David Beckham.
Les Herbiers knocked out Ligue 2 outfit Lens in a
penalty shootout on Tuesday
following a goalless draw in Nantes, with Lassana Doucoure scoring a late winner for Chambly in Wednesday's 1 - 0 win over top - flight Strasbourg.
Sanches played a pivotal role in Portugal's Euro 2016 win over Poland on Thursday, scoring a first - half equaliser to cancel out Robert Lewandowski's opener as well as scoring in the
penalty shootout that
followed.
The
shootout — the first in English football to
follow the ABBA format — saw Chelsea miss back - to - back
penalties, including new signing Alvaro Morata and that allowed Olivier Giroud to win the match from the spot.
A 2 - 1 scoreline,
followed by a
penalty shootout win, also seems like a likely route for Atletico.
The clubs met two seasons ago at the same stage, with Atletico advancing
following a
penalty shootout, while Leverkusen have also been beaten by Liverpool, Barcelona and Paris St Germain in the last 16.
Follows the rules of a
penalty shootout, best of three
penalties.