Club Brugge 3-3 Atletico Madrid, UEFA Champions League Highlights: All Square Between Both Teams In Leg 1

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the UEFA Champions League 2025-26 knockout phase play-offs. This is the start of our live blog, stay tuned for the real-time updates, scores and more.

• Fixture: Club Brugge Vs Atletico Madrid

• Tournament: UEFA Champions League 2025-26 knockout phase play-offs 1st Leg

• Venue: Jan Breydel Stadium, Belgium

• Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

• Time: 1:15 AM IST

Eddie Howe's Newcastle United have put past 5 goals in the 1st half itself against Azerbaijani side Qarabag at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku. Catch all the live action right here.

Vinicius Junior was the central figure in a dramatic 1-0 win for Real Madrid. After scoring a stunning curling goal in the 50th minute, Vini Jr. reported being racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni.

The match was halted for nearly 10 minutes as the referee activated UEFA’s anti-racism protocol. Amid chaotic scenes, Madrid players briefly threatened to walk off, and Benfica coach Jose Mourinho was later sent off as well for his protests. Despite being struck by objects thrown from the crowd, Vinícius finished the match, securing a vital first-leg lead.

And we are underway for the first-half of this all important 1st leg of this knockout phase play-offs. Let's see who scores the first goal.

Julian Alvarez puts Atletico Madrid in front with a clean finish from the spot. Not the kind of start Brugge were looking for.

Atletico Madrid might have broken the deadlock and gone ahead but Club Brugge are playing very good football at the moment. They are keeping most of the ball but the Rojiblancos are seeing out every single threat.

Almost the second goal for Atleti just before the break. Julian Alvarez lets fly with a stinging left-footed strike from distance, but Simon Mignolet is equal to it, diving low to his right to turn the ball away. A fine delivery from Nahuel Molina created the opening.

What an end to the first-half of this match as Atletico Madrid double their lead right before the half-time whistle. January signing Ademola Lookman fires the ball inside with a strong right footed effort that was assisted by Antoine Griezmann.

Raphael Onyedika pulls one back for Club Brugge and the home team might have just initiated a potential comeback. The Belgians have looked far more superior as the 2nd half kicked-off but still plenty of minutes remaining.

You never know which Atletico Madrid is turning up this season as their poor gameplay, after a sensational first-half, has seen them blow away the 2-0 lead and now they have to do it all over again. What a game of football it is turning out to be.

So so unfortunate for Club Brugge as centre-back Joel Ordonez turns the ball inside his own net to gift Atletico Madrid the lead for the third time in this match.

Club Brugge have snatched a dramatic late draw. Atletico led twice through Julian Alvarez and Ademola Lookman, but Christos Tzolis struck in stoppage time to level the score. It’s all to play for heading into the second leg in Madrid.