OMNISPORT 

Stefan Kiessling's wayward spot-kick proved decisive as Atletico Madrid beat Bayern Leverkusen 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 aggregate draw in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.

Mario Suarez's first-half goal had levelled the tie before a scoreless second half and 30 minutes of extra time led to a nervy and error-strewn shootout, in which five efforts were missed.

Fernando Torres' cool strike put Atleti into the lead after their set of five, and Kiessling skied his shot way over the bar to settle matters in favour of last year's runners-up.

It was a dramatic ending to a match that saw Atleti's quickly assert themselves in front of a raucous home crowd, but they were unable to capitalise on Leverkusen's early mistakes.

Atleti's wastefulness was nearly punished in the 10th minute as Karim Bellarabi jinked away from three challenges on the edge of the penalty area, before seeing his low effort was deflected wide.

The hosts – who were forced to replace goalkeeper Moya midway through the half – were soon back on the front foot and got their reward after 27 minutes.

Levekusen failed to clear a free-kick and Suarez – one of five Atleti changes from the first leg – fired home from the edge of the penalty area, albeit with a deflection off Omer Toprak.

Suarez went close to putting Atleti ahead in the tie with a curling 20-yard effort before the break, while Hakan Calhanoglu failed to apply the finishing touch to a late Leverkusen counter.

A cagey opening to the second half saw chances at a premium, with Arda Turan wasting the first sight of goal 24 minutes after the restart. 

The Turkey international was unable to control his volley from an Antoine Griezmann cross, while substitute Raul Garcia was inches away from diverting a Koke free-kick beyond Bernd Leno soon after.

Leverkusen offered little going forward throughout the half and the Bundesliga outfit were grateful to their goalkeeper with nine minutes remaining as he got down well to save another Turan effort.

There was more attacking intent from the visitors early in extra time following the introduction of Kiessling, but again they needed Leno to keep them in the game as he made a reflex save denied Raul Garcia after 108 minutes.

And so to penalties it went, with both sides missing their opening efforts, before Griezmann and Suarez settled the hosts' nerves with smart efforts either side of Simon Rolfes converting.

An abysmal effort from Toprak flew over the crossbar to give Atleti the advantage, but a superb save from Leno to deny Koke brought the visitors back into contention.

Gonzalo Castro levelled things up with a confident finish, before Torres converted and Kiessling blazed over to give Diego Simeone's side a place in Friday's draw for the quarter-finals.