Atletico's scorer Mario Suarez, right, and his teammate Jesus Gamez, left, celebrate their side's first goal during the Champions League round of sixteen second leg soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (Photo: AP)
Atletico Madrid kept alive their dream of a second consecutive Champions League final appearance when they beat Bayer Leverkusen on penalties on Tuesday to claim a place in the last eight.
The Bundesliga side won last month's first leg in Germany 1-0 and a goal from Atletico midfielder Mario Suarez in the 27th minute of the return match left the teams locked at 1-1 after extra time at the Calderon.
Both sides failed with two penalties before Leverkusen striker Stefan Kiessling fired his effort over the crossbar to give Atletico a 3-2 shootout victory.
Atletico were beaten by Real Madrid in last year's final.
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