Lille conquer Madrid as Atletico Madrid collapse to second consecutive Champions League defeat
After losing heavily against Benfica in MD2, Atletico Madrid have now defeated them in the Champions League. Despite a strong start, Diego Simeone's side went down 3-1 to Lille at the Metropolitano.
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It was a golden start for Atleti, who led in eight minutes. A terrible defensive error allowed Julian Alvarez to open the scoring – his first goal in the competition since joining from Manchester City in the summer.
The score remained at 1-0 until the second half, when Lille launched a fight. They scored the equalizer courtesy of Edon Zhegrova, and in the 75th minute, Jonathan David scored from the penalty spot to complete the comeback. The Canadian forward managed to add his second goal just before stoppage time, which secured the 3-1 success for Ligue 1.
It's another desperately disappointing Champions League night for Atletico Madridand their chances of automatically qualifying for the last 16 are all-but over. They are still well in contention for a play-off spot, but they need to turn things around quickly.
