"[It was] the match we imagined, the most intense opponent in the Champions League. A lot of young players who work very well, we knew it wasn't going to be easy. We had a fairly controlled first half, where we could have scored two more goals. In the second half, they got into the game, it was not the same, we didn't attack as we did before."
"Simeone watched on as his team were two goals to the good at half-time thanks to Julian Alvarez's eighth-minute penalty and Ademola Lookman's stoppage-time strike. However, Brugge hit back twice in the space of nine minutes after the break through Raphael Onyedika and Nicolo Tresoldi, but there was yet more drama to unfold. Joel Ordonez's 79th-minute own goal handed Atletico in front again, but in the final minute of the 90, Christos Tzolis finished past Jan Oblak to seal a share of the spoils."
Atletico Madrid drew 3-3 with Club Brugge in the Champions League play-off first leg after leading 2-0 at half-time. Julian Alvarez scored an eighth-minute penalty and Ademola Lookman added a stoppage-time first-half goal. Brugge levelled early in the second half through Raphael Onyedika and Nicolo Tresoldi, before Joel Ordonez's own goal put Atletico ahead again. Christos Tzolis struck in the final minute to secure the draw. Diego Simeone called Brugge the most intense opponent and noted a drop in Atletico's attacking control after half-time. Atletico registered 2.36 xG from 13 shots and remain without an away knockout win in five Champions League matches.
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