"Christos Tzolis rescued a late result for Club Brugge as they held Atletico Madrid to a 3-3 draw in their Champions League play-off first leg. Joel Ordonez's own goal looked set to give Atleti the win after earlier goals from Julian Alvarez and Ademola Lookman were cancelled out by Raphael Onyedika and Nicolo Tresoldi, but Tzolis had the last say in the 89th minute at Jan Breydelstadion."
"Atleti were given a golden opportunity to take the lead when Joaquin Seys was penalised for handball, and Alvarez made no mistake from the penalty spot in the eighth minute. Brugge squandered chances to equalise as Jan Oblak denied both Tresoldi and Onyedika, and the visitors managed to double their lead before the break when Lookman tapped in after Antoine Griezmann's flick-on from a corner."
"Nevertheless, Atleti were back on the front foot, and shortly after Alexander Sorloth struck the woodwork, Ordonez turned the ball into his net when trying to turn Marcos Llorente's cross behind for a corner in the 79th minute. There was still one last twist in the tale, though, with Tzolis finding the bottom-left corner after being played through by Onyedika to keep the tie level heading into next week's second leg."
Club Brugge earned a 3-3 draw with Atletico Madrid in the Champions League play-off first leg thanks to an 89th-minute Christos Tzolis goal. Atletico led through Julian Alvarez's early penalty and Ademola Lookman's corner finish, while Brugge replied via Raphael Onyedika and Nicolo Tresoldi. Jan Oblak produced key saves as chances were created at both ends, and Joel Ordonez's own goal briefly restored Atletico's advantage. Alexander Sorloth struck the woodwork. Opta recorded that Atletico failed to win after holding a two-goal Champions League lead for the first time, with Brugge producing 2.22 xG to Atletico's 2.36.
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