Champions League: Atletico Madrid scored AS Monaco

Atletico Madrid probably beat AS Monaco 2-0 (2-0) in the fifth group match of Group A of the Champions League. Madrid Radata Falcao lost a penalty in Madrid. The Kamil Glik team, missing due to injury, bid farewell to the European Cups in the 2018/2019 season.

In the fifth round of the Champions League, AS Monaco defeated Madrid with Atletico, not to pass from group A to the playoff phase, but to stay in the cups in the spring . The French have already lost their chances of appearing in the LM outside of the group stage, they now have to fight for points and a higher position in the group compared to Brugge FC. The Belgians traveled to Dortmund on Wednesday, where they had a match against the Borussia group. Atleti, meanwhile, at Wanda Metropolitano could thwart the plans of the Duchy team.

And since the beginning of the match, the Spaniards have shown that they did not intend to offer gifts to visitors. And enthusiastically enjoy their personal problems. Already in the second minute of the match, Koke, 17-year-old Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi, had taken advantage of the Monegasque defense to cut the shot of the rival so unfortunate that he headed the ball towards his own goal and basically determined the unfolding of Wednesday's events.

Atletico moved forward until Correa, in the 26th minute, showed up with a good dribble. In the penalty area, Monaco sent Jemerson on the pitch and gave Antoine Griezmann a 2-0 lead.

The Diego Simeone players would not spoil the weakened rival, they wanted to make sure to win the 2-0 win until the end, but the plan eventually failed. After the break, Radamel Falcao appeared on the field, for years as the gun of the Madrid team, now the star of the ASM. And in the 82nd minute, "El Tigre" could bite his old club. In the penalty area, Stefan Savić played the hand for which he received a yellow card and flew off the field because a "yellow egg" already had in account. Falcao went to the ball set on the eleventh meter, but he hit the door and did not shed hope in the hearts of Monaco fans.

It is interesting to note that 17-year-old Khephren Thuram, son of the legendary Lilian Thuram, world champion and European champion, former FC Barcelona ace, appeared on the field after the break.

Three points gave Atletico Madrid the leading position in Group A at the expense of Borussia Dortmund. AS Monaco fell after a loss to the European cups.

Kamil Glik, Polish defender of AS Monaco, was missing.

Atletico Madrid – AS Monaco 2-0 (2-0)
Goals: Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (2 suicides), Antoine Griezmann (26)