Atletico Madrid Clinch Champions League Last 16 Spot with Emphatic Win Over Salzburg

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Atletico Madrid secured their place in the Champions League last 16 with a resounding 4-1 victory over RB Salzburg. Antoine Griezmann led the way with a brace, while Giuliano Simeone and Marcos Llorente also found the net in a dominant display that saw Atletico finish fifth in the group stage and secure automatic qualification for the knockout rounds.

Atletico started quickly, with Simeone, son of manager Diego Simeone, opening the scoring in the fifth minute. Griezmann then doubled their lead, converting a cross from Simeone. The Frenchman added his second just before half-time, finishing off a counter-attack. Llorente completed the scoring in the second half, rounding off a swift break to make it 4-0. Salzburg grabbed a late consolation goal through Adam Daghim, but it did little to dampen Atletico’s celebrations.

This victory marks a strong finish to the Champions League group stage for Atletico, who had endured a mixed campaign with three wins and three losses before their final two matches. They will now bypass the play-off round and advance directly to the last 16, where they will face one of the winners from the play-offs.


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