Conor Gallagher has scored the fastest ever Champions League goal by an Englishman to give Atletico Madrid a dream start against Real Madrid.
Diego Simeone‘s men trailed 2-1 heading into the last-16 second leg tie against their city rivals at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday night.
Gallagher fired Atletico ahead against Real inside the opening minuteAFP It’s his first goal in Europe – with his strike seeing him create historyAFPLos Blancos edged out the first leg at the Bernabeu last week thanks to goals from Rodrygo and Braham Diaz either side of Julian Alvarez’s equaliser.
But with just 27 seconds on the clock in the return fixture, Gallagher fired the hosts ahead from close range.
The ex-Chelsea man capitalised on a loose ball to poke past Thibaut Courtois to spark wild celebrations.
It’s the quickest goal ever scored from an Englishman in Europe’s premier competition.
And incredibly, it’s the 25-year-old’s first ever goal in Europe.
In another record Gallagher has set, his strike is the quickest Champions League goal in Atletico’s history.
But the England international’s goal was no match for Roy Makaay’s rapid strike for Bayern Munich in March 2007.
That goal coincidentally was also against Real in a last-16 second leg – with Makaay finding the back of the net in 10.12 seconds.
And Gallagher will be hoping his goal will prove to be a lucky omen with Bayern losing the first leg to Real – just like Atletico.
The Bavarian outfit managed to advance into the quarter-finals after winning the second leg, before exiting at the quarter-final stage.
Gallagher wheeled away in delight after getting Atletico back on level terms in the tieGettyMore to follow…
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