US EditionTzolis Earns Brugge Draw in 6-Goal Thriller with Sloppy Atletico
Club Brugge secured a 3-3 draw with Atletico Madrid after a late VAR-corrected goal, overturning a two-goal deficit in a six-goal Champions League thriller.
- On Wednesday, Club Brugge drew 3-3 with Atletico Madrid in a UEFA Champions League first leg after Christos Tzolis's late equaliser stood following a VAR review.
- Atletico see cup competitions as their best silverware route amid struggles in La Liga, and poor defending left the tie finely balanced ahead of next Tuesday's second leg.
- Julian Alvarez opened from the penalty spot after Joaquin Seys' handball, Ademola Lookman finished from close range, and Brugge replied through Raphael Onyedika and Nicolo Tresoldi.
- Atletico remain favourites despite the draw, with Leko saying 'It was a very interesting game with different phases' and Simeone describing Brugge as highly intense.
- According to OptaJose, Lookman became the first player to score on his Atletico Champions League debut since Héctor Herrera and the first starter to do so since Ángel Correa, after joining in January and scoring 3 goals.
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