Seven days after losing all chances of reaching the last 16 of the Champions League (due to a draw with Bayer Leverkusen at home), Atletico Madrid said goodbye to Europe for the season. Last place in the competition of Bruges, Porto and Leverkusen is another shock for Diego Simeone’s company. Atletico Madrid were the absolute favorites for the first position in this group, considering the other teams, and yet they ended the competition in a devastating way, with another failure in Porto – 1:2. Thanks to the result from Dragao stadium and a draw at home against Bruges (0:0), Bayer continues the competition in the Europa League, while the Belgians, as the most pleasant surprise of the group stage, still lost first place.🟢 2-1 vs Porto🔴 0-2 vs Bayer Leverkusen🔴 0-2 vs Club Brugge🟡 0-0 vs Club Brugge🟡 2-2 vs Bayer Leverkusen🔴 1-2 vs PortoAtletico Madrid are 𝙤𝙪𝙩 of Europe after finishing bottom of their Champions League group.#UCL pic.twitter.com/ME5ezOvUqK— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) November 1, 2022 Atletico and Leverkusen ended with five points each, so the advantage was taken by the mutual score. Since the Germans won at home with 2:0, and played 2:2 at Wanda, they took third place. The Spanish giant and one of the most expensive teams in Europe (according to Transfermarkt, the 11th most valuable), is already on the verge of the weakest season since he established himself as a continental brand with Cholo on the bench.Two days ago, information appeared that despite the barren game and poor results, the leaders of Atletico Madrid want to extend Diego Simeone’s existing contract (until 2024) for another two years as a sign of support and trust for the most trophy-winning specialist in the club’s history. After tonight’s crash, we believe they will wait for something to change.Atleti conceded two goals in the first half of the duel in Porto and until the end, they failed to recover. They finish the group stage with a disappointing one win and nine conceded goals, the most in the autumn part of the European elite since Simeone took over the team. As much as Atletico disappointed, Porto managed to turn things around after a disastrous start of the competition. After the opening two defeats, the Dragons have tied four victories, and in the round of 16 they will have better chances against an easier opponent.CHAMPIONS LEAGUEGroup stage – Round 6TuesdayLeverkusen – Club Brugge 0-0Porto – Atletico 2-1 (2-0)/Taremi 5, Eustaqio 24 – Marcano 90+5/Bayern – Inter x-x (1-0)/Pavard 32/Liverpool – Napoli x-x (0-0)Olympique de Marseille – Tottenham x-x (1-0)/Mbemba 45+2/Plzen – Barcelona x-x (0-2)/Chory 50 pen – Alonso 6, Torres 45/Rangers – Ajax x-x (0-2)/Berghuis 4, Kudus 29/Sporting CP – Eintracht Frankfurt x-x (1-0)/Gomes 39/Wednesday20:45: (1.27) Real Madrid (7.00) Celtic (10.5)20:45: (5.50) Shakhtar (3.90) RB Leipzig (1.73)23:00: (1.58) Milan (4.30) Salzburg (6.75)23:00: (1.38) Chelsea (5.50) Dinamo Zagreb (9.50)23:00: (4.90) Copenhagen (3.60) Dortmund (1.79)23:00: (1.28) Man.City (7.00) Sevilla (12.0)23:00: (5.10) Juventus (3.70) PSG (1.73)23:00: (5.20) Maccabi Haifa (3.80) Benfica (1.79)***odds are subject to change**
