Diego Simeone’s men started brightly and took the lead inside the 17th minute when Saul broke over the right, cut inside in the fringe of the spot and curled a wonderful shot in the far top corner.
The Rojiblancos had top of the hand and Kevin Gameiro put in place another in the 25th. French striker raced away by using a counter-attack then laid the ball away and off and away to his compatriot Antoine Griezmann, who slammed home an initial-time shot.
Griezmann became Atletico's all-time top scorer within the Champions League witrh the 13 goals, yet another than Luis Aragones.
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Leverkusen rallied after the break with Karim Bellarabi firing inside the far post in the 48th minute. Gameiro was brought down for a penalty and scored in the location to re-build a two-goal cushion for Atletico, netting his fourth goal in all the days, throughout the 59th. However Levekusen cut the visible difference.
A cross from the left was parried by goalkeeper Miguel Angel Moya, combined with the ball went in off defender Stefan Savic from your 68th. The Germans piled round the pressure and Filipe Luis cleared off their very own line before Atletico took the sting from the game.
Sime Vrsaljko swung within a cross and substitute Fernando Torres nodded directly into give his side the benefit for your return leg on March 15 with all the Calderon.
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