Atletico Madrid came back after the hard PSG failure and imposed in the second stage of the World Club Championship

• 32 teams, distributed in eight groups, participate in the World Club Championship;

• The first two teams in each group qualify in “optimals”;

• The final takes place in New York, on July 13, at 10:00 pm.

Atletico Madrid defeats Seattle and keeps chances to qualify

The band of “Cholo” Simeone defeated Seattle and takes advantage of the surprising failure of PSG, score 0-1 with Botafogo. The Brazilians are leaders in the group, with 6 points, while the Parisians and Madrid have 3 points. The division into groups is made according to the direct matches.

Pablo Barrios opened the scoring in the 15th minute, after a gorgeous shot, which hit the bar twice.

In the 16th minute, Sorloth, having the chance to increase the advantage, sent the ball far over the gate. Nine minutes later, the Norwegian had a new opportunity, but did not scoring this time.

The second goal of the Madrid came only in the second half, through Axel Witsel, in the 47th minute.

The Belgian midfielder resumed Marcos Llorent's explosive shot, who hit the crossbar. Even though they were driven by 0-2, Sounders did not give up and reduced the difference quickly through Albert Rusnak.

When the team in MLS was beginning to dream of a historical result, Pablo Barrios appeared unmarked at the second bar, following a long step, and managed to “double”, four minutes after the Americans' goal.

Julian Alvarez also sent a bar in the bar, in the 61st minute, but the last half hour of play belonged to Seattle Sounders, who seriously complicated their lives.

Video summary. Atletico Madrid – Seattle Sounders 3-1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dd5bjhjnum