Club Brugge 3-3 Atletico Madrid, UEFA Champions League: Six-Goal Thriller Ends After Late Belgian Equaliser
Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in their UEFA Champions League 2025-26 playoff first leg at the Jan Breydel Stadium. Atletico looked in control early through an 8th-minute penalty from Julian Alvarez and a close-range finish by Ademola Lookman just before halftime. But the Belgian hosts mounted a strong second-half comeback, with Raphael Onyedika’s 51st-minute strike and Nicolo Tresoldi’s 60th-minute goal drawing them level. An own goal from Joel Ordonez briefly handed Atleti the lead again, only for Christos Tzolis to snatch a late 89th-minute equaliser, keeping the tie finely poised ahead of the return leg in Madrid. The six-goal spectacle showcased attacking verve from both sides.
Atletico Madrid's head coach Diego Simeone reacts during the Champions League play-off first leg soccer match between Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid, in Bruges, Belgium. | Photo: AP/Omar Havana
Brugge's Christos Tzolis, second from left, scores his side's third goal past Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Jan Oblak during the Champions League play-off first leg soccer match between Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid, in Bruges, Belgium. | Photo: AP/Omar Havana
Atletico's players celebrate after Brugge's Joel Ordonez scored the own goal during the Champions League play-off first leg soccer match between Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid, in Bruges, Belgium. | Photo: AP/Omar Havana
Brugge's Joel Ordonez, centre, reacts after scoring the own goal during the Champions League play-off first leg soccer match between Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid, in Bruges, Belgium. | Photo: AP/Omar Havana
Atletico Madrid's Marc Pubill, right, and Brugge's Nicolo Tresoldi challenge for the ball during the Champions League play-off first leg soccer match between Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid, in Bruges, Belgium. | Photo: AP/Omar Havana
Brugge's Nicolo Tresoldi, right, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League play-off first leg soccer match between Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid, in Bruges, Belgium. | Photo: AP/Omar Havana
Atletico Madrid's Ademola Lookman, centre back to the camera, celebrates with Antoine Griezmann, right, and Nahuel Molina after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League play-off first leg soccer match between Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid, in Bruges, Belgium. | Photo: AP/Omar Havana
Atletico Madrid's Matteo Ruggeri, centre right, shoots the ball during the Champions League play-off first leg soccer match between Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid, in Bruges, Belgium. | Photo: AP/Omar Havana
Brugge's Raphael Onyedika, left, and Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez challenge for the ball during the Champions League play-off first leg soccer match between Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid, in Bruges, Belgium. | Photo: AP/Omar Havana
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