Diego Costa continued his Champions League hot streak
with a brace as Atletico Madrid booked their place in the last eight for
the first time in 17 years with a thumping 4-1 home win over AC Milan.
The Spain international took his tally to seven goals in five outings
in the competition with the strikes that started and finished the
scoring on a night when Diego Simeone's side romped to a 5-1 success on
aggregate. The hosts deserved their emphatic victory for another thrilling display at the Vicente Calderon but it wasn't without some scares after Costa had got them off to a flyer with a volley on the stretch.
Milan recovered well from the early setback and pulled level on the night when Kaka arrived at the far post to guide home Andrea Poli's exquisite right-wing cross just shy of the half hour.
The Brazilian international has recaptured some of the magic that saw him hailed as Europe's finest player since returning to the Rossoneri, but he was left ruing a wasteful finish soon after when he thumped a free header over the top.
It would prove a costly miss as Atletico restored their advantage on 40 minutes when Arda Turan's speculative volley took a wicked deflection off Adil Rami and looped into the opposite corner.
The hosts should have made it three on the counter just after the break when Gabi struck the woodwork before they finally made sure of victory when the impressive Raul Garcia rose highest to thump home a header 20 minutes from time.
And Costa rubbed salt in Milan's wounds late on when he took Jose Sosa's pass in his stride and rifled a low shot into the far corner. posted by Emanto Ngaloru March 11, 2014.
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