Moments later, though, substitute Fermin Lopez suffered a sickening blow. The forward, fresh on as a Flick introduction, rose unmarked to head a Yamal pass only to be denied by Atlético goalkeeper Juan Musso. In the follow-through, Musso’s studs caught Lopez flush across the face and nose. (25.) Blood gushed from his face, forcing a several-minute stoppage for treatment, yet the 22-year-old eventually returned to the fray.
The lengthy stoppage initially favoured the Rojiblancos: within minutes of the restart, Antoine Griezmann released Fernando Llorente, whose cutback allowed Ademola Lookman to finish from the centre and make it 1–2 (31).