Atlético will believe in UCL final chances after unlucky Arsenal draw

**Better than PSG?**

The best coaches in any sport will always say that stats must be double-clicked to provide the correct context behind it. For example, a goalkeeper who has “only saved one penalty in their career” might not sound as bad when you learn that they’ve only faced two. Or a striker who has scored 10 goals in the cup might not sound as impressive when you discover he scored the bulk against non-league opposition in the opening rounds. That being said, the statistics that underlie this match paint Atlético Madrid in a light brighter than that of PSG in their semi-final first leg against Bayern Munich. Atleti had 18 shots on Wednesday, compared with the 12 from the Parisians in their 5-4 win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday. “OK, but what about shots on target?” I hear you ask. A fair question, considering that would be the first layer of context to deduce more information. Well that was five for PSG and four for Atleti, so fair enough. But Antoine Griezmann’s effort off the bar doesn’t classify as a shot on target, remember.

**The mistake before the foul**

To give an insight so basic and cliché, that it was most probably said pre-match on TNT Sports UK by Martin Keown or Steve McManaman: moments decide matches. Unfortunately for Atleti, *the* moment of the match came right at the end of the first half, when Viktor Gyökeres put Arsenal ahead from the penalty spot. Except that wasn’t *exactly* the moment and neither was the foul.

**Look, man!**

He’s already been so decisive since arriving in January from Atalanta, but Ademola Lookman had the chance to write his name in another page of Atlético de Madrid history in the second half. In fact, he had two chances. The first, a little after 52 minutes, was begging to be hit hard, low and across the goalkeeper after Alvarez played him through. Lookman got the shot all wrong and managed to ping it right at David Raya, at a comfortable height. Luckily for the Nigerian, the resulting corner led to the penalty which *la araña* dispatched.