Coach Carlo Ancelotti's insistence on allowing the brilliantly-talented Madrid players freedom keeps paying off, even if it can be risky

Real Madrid survived 120 minutes of tense play and a gut-wrenching penalty shootout to advance in the Champions League at the expense of its cross-town rival, Atletico Madrid.

Diego Simeone's side outplayed the record 15-time champions at the Metropolitano stadium for much of the game, but Madrid have never been eliminated by Atletico in the competition and they battled hard after Conor Gallagher's first-minute opener to secure a 2-2 aggregate draw.