Rudiger’s kick squirmed through the grasp of Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak to win the shoot-out. Julian Alvarez had earlier seen his effort ruled out for a double touch, while Lucas Vazquez’s effort was saved for Real, before Marcos Llorente’s strike crashed off the underside of the bar. That left Rudiger to become Real’s penalty hero.

Real Madrid fans and players celebrated their hard-fought win against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday to earn a quarter-final berth in the Champions League, but manager Carlo Ancelotti was more relieved than rapturous at what he said was a subpar performance.

Real Madrid beat Atletico 4-2 on penalties in the round of 16, and there was some controversy to go along with it