Atlético Madrid dispatched MLS side Seattle Sounders 3–1 in a must-win game. The Spanish giants will now face Botafogo with a chance to qualify to the round of 16.
Diego Simeone’s side came out swinging to start the match, clearly on a mission to leave behind the humiliating defeat suffered vs. Paris Saint-Germain in their tournament debut. Atléti looked intense and dangerous, finding the breakthrough 11 minutes in when Giuliano Simeone set-up Pablo Barrios, who scored a curling beauty from outside the box that hit the bar and bounced in.
