"Trailing 5-2 from their first-leg thrashing, Spurs almost found themselves further behind before an offside flag denied Ademola Lookman from Giuliano Simeone's cross after just six minutes. Mathys Tel twice tested Juan Musso in response before the Frenchman delivered a beautiful delivery for Randal Kolo Muani to open the scoring with a deft header on the half-hour mark."
"Alvarez stunted Spurs' hopes of a comeback when he smashed into the top-left corner after Lookman led a speedy 47th-minute counter, but Xavi Simons responded with a gorgeous strike from outside the box just five minutes later. A stunning stretch denied Pedro Porro's trivela effort after the hour, though Vicario had to be alert twice to keep Alvarez out."
"This was always going to be a tough ask for Spurs, given that only four teams of the 51 previous instances had progressed from a Champions League knockout tie when losing the first leg by three or more goals. But Tel's enthusiasm gave them hope."
Atletico Madrid progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals despite losing 3-2 to Tottenham in the second leg, securing a 7-5 aggregate victory. Leading 5-2 from the first leg, Atletico weathered Tottenham's comeback attempts at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Randal Kolo Muani opened scoring with a header, followed by Julian Alvarez extending the lead. Tottenham responded through Xavi Simons and David Hancko, with Jose Maria Gimenez's penalty concession allowing Simons to score from the spot in the 90th minute. Despite the second-leg loss, Atletico's first-leg dominance proved decisive. Barcelona awaits in the quarter-finals under Diego Simeone's management.
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