Leverkusen, Germany: Bayer Leverkusen have one foot in the Champions League's quarter-finals following their shock 1-0 home win over last season's finalists Atletico Madrid, who finished with ten men on Wednesday.


Leverkusen's midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu (R) and his teammates celebrate after scoring during the UEFA Champions League first-leg, round of 16 football match Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Club Atletico de Madrid in Leverkusen. Pic/AFP 

Hakan Calhanoglu's superb second-half goal in the last 16, first-leg clash means Bayer take a slender advantage to Atletico's Vicente Calderon Stadium for the return leg on March 17. "I think we were clearly the better team and therefore we deserved the win," said match-winner Calhanoglu. "I gave it all I had for the goal, but we have to play just as well in the return leg as we did today and then we have a good chance."