Atletico Madrid have crashed out of Europe entirely as they finished bottom of their Champions League group with defeat in Porto.
Diego Simeone’s side had already been eliminated from Europe’s premier club competition with one round of matches remaining. Their hopes had ended in dramatic circumstances a week ago after failing to score a penalty that had been awarded after the full-time whistle in a draw against Bayer Leverkusen.
The Spanish team went to Porto knowing that they needed a win to guarantee Europa League knockout football, but their defeat in Northern Portugal – coupled with Leverkusen avoiding defeat against Club Brugge – sealed their fate in propping up the table.
