Despite some unnecessary nervousness, tension, and unusual mistakes, Atletico grabbed the first victory in the new Champions League edition. RB Leipzig proved to be a tough opponent, putting in a courageous performance. Still, it ultimately was enough only for an honourable but yet deserved defeat – 2-1.Atletico’s heroes were Antoine Griezmann and Jose Maria Gimenez – though the Frenchman’s merits are greater since he netted the equalizer and crossed the ball for the Uruguayan’s 90th-minute winner, to the ecstatic joy of Diego Simeone and his boys and more than 57.000 people at Metropolitano Stadium.##NAJAVA_MECA_8350713##UCL: Ter Stegen’s mega blunder helps Monaco defeat BarcaIn the past, RB Leipzig would easily lose against tough and physical teams like Atletico. However, last night the Red Bulls showed significant progress and bravely battled it out with Cholo’s warriors. The reward came already after four minutes, when Benjamin Sesko put a deflection behind Jan Oblak’s back after a hasty counterattack.Nevertheless, Atletico kept on pressuring the away team, the Germans were made to defend, which Los Colchoneros used to level the score in the 28th minute thanks to Antoine Griezmann’s perfect first-touch volley following Marcos Llorente’s ideal cross.6 – @atletienglish 🔴⚪️ have made it six home wins in a row for the first time in the UEFA Champions League after beating RB Leipzig 2-1 today. Contenders. pic.twitter.com/AlU7kNmVcH— OptaJose (@OptaJose) September 19, 2024 Leipzig held out thanks to passionate defending, numerous blocks, and the keeper Peter Gulacsi’s saves. Their boss, Marco Rose, tried to strengthen the defence in the last ten minutes and was punished in the 90th when Griezmann’s cross from the left flank superbly landed on Gimenez’s head for Atletico’s complete comeback and the first three Champions League points.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 1TuesdayJuventus – PSV 3-1 (2-0)/Yildiz 21, McKennie 27, Gonzales 52 – Saibari 90+3/Young Boys – Aston Villa 0-3 (0-2)/Tielemans 27, Ramsey 38, Onana 85/AC Milan – Liverpool 1-3 (1-2)/Pulisic 3 – Konate 23, van Dijk 41, Szoboszlai 67/Bayern – Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 (3-0)/Kane 19 pen, 58, 63 pen, 78 pen Guerreiro 33, Olise 38, 61, Sane 85, Goretzka 90+2 – Petkovic 49, Ogiwara 50/Real Madrid – Stuttgart 3-1 (0-0)/Mbappe 46, Rudiger 83, Endrick 90+5 – Undav 68/Sporting – Lille 2-0 (1-0)/Gyokeres 38, Debast 65/WednesdayBologna – Shakhtar 0-0Sparta Praha – Salzburg 3-0 (2-0)/Kairinen 2, Olatunji 42, Laci 58/Celtic- Slovan B. 5-1 (1-0)/Scales 17, Furuhashi 47, Englels 56, Maeda 70, Idah 86/Club Brugge – Dortmund 0-3 (0-0)/Gittens 76, 86, Guirassy 90+5 (p)/Man.City – Inter 0-0PSG – Girona 1-0 (0-0)/Gazzaniga (og) 90/ThursdayCrvena Zvezda – Benfica 1-2 (0-2)/Milson 86 – Artukoglu 9, Kokcu 29/Feyenoord – Leverkusen 0-4 (0-4)/Wirtz 9, 36, Grimaldo 30, Wellenreuther 44(og)/Atalanta – Arsenal 0-0Atl.Madrid – RB Leipzig 2-1 (1-1)/Griezmann 28, Gimenez 90 – Šeško 4/Brest – Sturm 2-1 (1-1)/Magnetti 23, Sima 56 – Fernandes 45+1(og)Monaco – Barcelona 2-1 (1-1)/Akliouche 16, Ilenikhena 71- Yamal 28/
