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He played for Real Madrid, will support Atletico Madrid in the Champions League

Former Real Madrid player will look how Atletico Madrid does in the Champions League

By Emmanuel Mendez

Former Real Madrid player will root for Atletico Madrid against Inter Milan in the Champions League.
Former Real Madrid player will root for Atletico Madrid against Inter Milan in the Champions League.
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Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Real Sociedad, and Atletico Madrid are among the 16 teams left in the Champions League. Real Madrid and Real Sociedad have already played in the Champions League, and both teams had different results. Real Madrid is leading in their tie, while Real Sociedad will have to overcome a tough score.

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Real Madrid have beaten RB Leipzig 1-0 away from home in the 1st leg of the round of 16. Brahim Diaz scored a spectacular goal with his left foot that curled into the net. The 2nd leg will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu on March 6th. Real Sociedad lost 2-0 to PSG at the Parc des Princes. The game was even in the first half, but PSG looked more dominant in the second half. Kylian Mbappe and Bradley Barcola scored in the second half for PSG, and now Real Sociedad will need a comeback in the next leg. The second leg will be played at the Reale Arena on March 5th.

FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will play their 1st leg of the round of 16 next week. Barcelona will play Napoli at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium next Wednesday. Napoli are 9th in the Serie A, while Barca are 3rd in La Liga. Atletico Madrid will have a tough task when they play Inter Milan. Inter are 1st in Serie A with only one loss while Atleti are 4th in La Liga. Atleti will have a supporter cheering them on, which makes sense in Italy but not in Spain.

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Ex-Real Madrid player Theo Hernandez will support Atletico Madrid against Inter in the Champions League

Former Real Madrid player Theo Hernandez was openly stated to support Atletico Madrid against Inter Milan next week in the Champions League. Hernandez plays for AC Milan, Inter's rivals, and hopes to see Atleti win. Hernandez said, "I will support Atlético Madrid against Inter, it is clear. Although I never had the chance to debut in the first team, Atletico is where I took my first steps as a footballer, and I am extremely grateful for that.”

Hernandez played for Atletico in his youth but never appeared professionally for the first team. He did play a couple of games for Real Madrid from 2017 to 2019.


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