Leverkusen edges Atletico 1-0 in Champions League

Leverkusen edges Atletico 1-0 in Champions League

Published Feb. 25, 2015 4:44 p.m. ET

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) Hakan Calhanoglu's second-half strike gave Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 home win over 10-man Atletico Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday, leaving it all to play for in the second leg.

Karim Bellarabi set up Calhanoglu in the 57th minute. It looked like the Germany midfielder wasted a good chance when he opted not to shoot, but he rolled the ball back with the underside of his boot for Calhanoglu to control with his first touch and fire under the crossbar with his next.

Substitute Fernando Torres thought he'd equalized with a header from a corner in the 75th, but the ball went out of play before coming back in.

Atletico's Tiago was dismissed in the 77th with a second yellow card for sliding in on Bellarabi.

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