Stefan Savic laughs off Marcus Thuram’s ‘strange’ decision to grab his privates in Atletico Madrid’s win over Inter Milan

Stefan Savic has laughed off Marcus Thuram’s ‘strange’ decision to grab his privates during Atletico Madrid’s Champions League last-16 victory over Inter Milan, insisting it was ‘not so important’.

Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Atleti were up against it after Federico Dimarco further increased the deficit with a cool finish past Jan Oblak in the 33rd minute at the Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday evening.

But Antoine Griezmann immediately hit back with his sixth goal in the competition to give the hosts major hope before second-half substitute Memphis Depay struck at the death to take the tie to extra-time.

The two teams could not be separated after 120 minutes and Diego Simeone’s dogged Atleti prevailed via a dramatic penalty shootout, with Oblak denying Alexis Sanchez and Davy Klassen, and Lautaro Martinez skying his effort over the crossbar.