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Atlético de Madrid Thrash Club Brugge at Home in Goal-Filled Match
Madrid, Spain – In an electrifying encounter held at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Atlético de Madrid defeated Club Brugge KV in the UEFA Champions League with an impressive offensive display. The match, refereed by Clement Turpin, saw high ball possession from the Belgian side (54%), but Atlético de Madrid’s effectiveness proved decisive.
Norwegian striker A. Sorloth emerged as the star of the match, scoring a hat-trick that sealed the victory for the *Colchoneros*. His first goal came in the 23rd minute, thanks to an assist from goalkeeper J. Oblak. Club Brugge responded in the 36th minute with a goal from J. Ordonez, assisted by B. Mechele, but J. Cardoso put Atlético ahead again in the 48th minute. Sorloth scored again in the 76th minute, assisted by A. Lookman, and sealed the game in the 87th minute, this time assisted by M. Ruggeri.
The match was not without tension, with two yellow cards for Club Brugge (J. Ordonez and R. Vermant) and one for Atlético de Madrid (M. Llorente). Despite Club Brugge’s greater possession and their seven corner kicks, Atlético de Madrid’s defensive solidity and offensive ruthlessness were key to securing the victory. Atlético Madrid showed 46% possession, 14 total shots, of which 5 were on target, 5 off target and managed 2 corners.
Club Brugge KV had 54% possession, 10 total shots, of which 5 were on target, 1 off target and managed 7 corner kicks.
Substitutions atletico madrid: at minute 58 J. Alvarez came in and A. Griezmann went out., at minute 70 A. Baena came in and A. Lookman went out., at minute 70 Koke came in and N. Molina went out., at minute 83 J. Cardoso came in and R. Mendoza went out., at minute 83 G. Simeone came in and J. M. Gimenez went out.
Substitutions club brugge kv: at minute 65 N. Tresoldi came in and R. Vermant went out., at minute 65 H. Vetlesen came in and M. Diakhon went out., at minute 82 J. Seys came in and F. Lemarechal went out., at minute 82 C. Tzolis came in and G. Nilsson went out., at minute 88 B. Mechele came in and B. Meijer went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Atletico Madrid
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Club Brugge KV
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