Rudiger’s kick squirmed through the grasp of Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak to win the shoot-out. Julian Alvarez had earlier seen his effort ruled out for a double touch, while Lucas Vazquez’s effort was saved for Real, before Marcos Llorente’s strike crashed off the underside of the bar. That left Rudiger to become Real’s penalty hero.

Real Madrid came out victors on a sixth straight occasion in European competition against city rivals Atletico Madrid this week. Although they have authored a number of close escapes against Los

Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in a Champions League penalty shootout — again — to keep its title defense alive Wednesday and advance to the quarterfinals