Sporting Lisbon held a goalless draw against Atletico Madrid regardless of finishing the game at the Vicente Calderon reduced with nine men in the first leg of their last-16 Europa League clash.
Atletico has repented the fact they could not advantage on having an extra player for more than an hour, after Leandro Grimi was sent off within first 30 minutes.
Tonel was sent off too in the final minutes of the game, but Sporting hence hold a goalless draw.
The Madrid based side, looking for a cup double having also reached the final of the Spanish Copa del Rey, collapsed to materialize its numerical advantage regardless of provide plenty of chances.
In fact it was Sporting indeed who made the purest position breaking the deadlock as, three minutes before Grimi's sent off, Liedson side crashed the crossbar from the distance of 25 yards.
Sporting made the short ride across to the Spanish capital in good shape, after solid wins in their last three Europe League games against Everton (3-0), Porto (3-0) and Belenenses (4-0).
Atletico were not short of credence either as they having won their last league game at home with 4-1 against high-flying Valencia and having also eliminated Turkish colossus Galatasaray in the previous round of the Europa League.
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