Diego Simeone has suffered another Champions League defeat as Atletico Madrid slumps to a 2-0 loss to Club Brugge, MySportDab reports.
First Half
The first began with Atletico Madrid losing their bearings to their host but were dangerous on the attack.
Club Brugge has a slight advantage in possession but could not manage more attempts than the visitors.
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Nevertheless, Atletico Madrid still played second fiddle to Club Brugge on ball possession and number of completed passes.
Meanwhile, the first half continued without a goal until the 36th minute, when the host took a surprise lead.
Sowah struck to give Club Brugge the lead as Atletico Madrid struggled to find an equalizer by mounting more pressure.
Club Brugge successfully defended their narrow 1-0 lead as they went into the first half break.
Second Half
The second half was equally engaging, with the Spanish giants making desperate attempts to find an equalizer.
The Simeone-led team fired shots at the Club Brugge goalkeeper but failed to find an equalizer as the game progressed.
Interestingly, Club Brugge still had an edge in dominating the game despite leading by a lone goal.
The seemingly barren second half without a goal was broken in the 62nd-minute wit with Jutgla with the goal to double Club Brugge’s lead.
Atletico further mounted intense pressure after surprising trailing the home team by two goals to nil.
It was another shock defeat in a row for Diego Simeone as all efforts to come back proved abortive.
In the final minutes of the game, Club had retreated into their defense, doing all possible to grab all three points against the La Liga giants.
The game ended after the final whistle with Atletico Madrid suffering a shock defeat to the Belgium giants.
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