Both Atletico and Seattle Sounders lost their opening Group B matches, so both teams were desperate for a win. Atletico pushed forward and took the lead.
Atletico convincingly beat Seattle Sounders (Photo: Getty).
In the 11th minute, Giuliano Simeone made a good pass for Pablo Barrios to score the opening goal of the match. In the following minutes of the first half, the two teams played tit for tat but no more goals were scored.
The goals came in succession in the second half. In the 47th minute, Le Normand assisted Witsel to make it 2-0 for Atletico. Three minutes later, Seattle Sounders rekindled hope with a goal from Rusnak to reduce the gap to 1-2.
However, Atletico quickly regained the upper hand and in the 55th minute, Barrios scored to make it 3-1, completing his double. The Spanish representative defended firmly and secured a 3-1 victory, thereby keeping alive their hope of advancing to the group stage.
In the match that followed, Paris Saint Germain (PSG) was rated higher in the confrontation with Brazilian representative, Botafogo. Coach Luis Enrique fielded the strongest lineup with stars such as Hakimi, Vitinha, Goncalo Ramos, Kvaratskhelia.
PSG unexpectedly lost to Botafogo (Photo: Getty).
However, the Champions League champions played poorly and missed a series of chances. Botafogo played brilliantly and in the 36th minute, Igor Jesus' shot deflected off a PSG defender's leg, leaving goalkeeper Donnarumma helpless, bringing home the only goal of the match.
PSG tried to attack in the remaining minutes but could not find an equalizer. Botafogo maintained their 1-0 victory and topped Group B with 6 points, while both PSG and Atletico were behind with 3 points.
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