00:03Monsieur Brissard with the mascots, always a lovely moment, and a little smile there.
00:10Atletico de Madrid against Club Brugge, domestically.
00:14They're 13 points off top spot, they are in the Copa del Rey, the Spanish Cup semi-fine.
00:20It's been a long run, this is their 14th game in it, including qualifying.
00:25And it will be Brugge who will kick us off and underway.
00:30Kicking them from left to right in this first half, a massive threat to all of it.
00:38Simeone, Koke making the run here, got to it, Maiena.
00:45Sape.
00:48As long as jump as they can if they need it.
00:53An effort on goal by Stankovic.
00:55He was racing.
00:58Certainly got behind it, Stankovic.
01:01Last night of the group stage.
01:05This is Simeone.
01:08Now I saw a lot.
01:10Get across in here to the near post, Simeone was there, gone over the goalkeeper.
01:14He's trying to claim that Mignolet went into him.
01:19Did he just lift his leg up, Mignolet?
01:21We'll have a view here.
01:25Woo!
01:26He does lift his leg up, doesn't he?
01:28It's a great ball from Koke.
01:30Into that zone between the defenders and the goalkeeper.
01:33But I think he lifts his left leg up.
01:37Part of the deal though that Miguel Angel Marin stays on.
01:47That's so cool.
01:47So a lot.
01:48Got the shot away.
01:49And in!
01:51Poor defending by Brugge.
01:53That's not taken away from him.
01:55He was determined.
01:56He got the turn.
01:58He got the shot away.
01:59And it squirmed horribly, horribly under Simon Mignolet.
02:03Atleti one, Brugger nil, 4-3 on aggregate.
02:09Well, you have to say, it's brilliant centre-forward play, isn't it?
02:13Goalkeeper kicks long.
02:14He's not really worried about the ball to start with.
02:19Ruggieri.
02:20Time and space.
02:24Free header.
02:25Could have been two.
02:27Simeone over the bar.
02:28Time to go in the first half.
02:31And aggregate lead.
02:33Lead tonight, slender.
02:36It's Eddie Garwood and it's in.
02:37Ordonez back on the pitch.
02:39Having had treatment for the bloody nose.
02:42Heads, Brugger, back level.
02:461-1 on the night, 4-4 on aggregate.
02:49This tie could go anyway.
02:53Well, if you don't win the first ball at the near post, you're always in trouble.
02:57And Atleti didn't win it.
03:00Club Brugger did a great flick on at the near post.
03:03And Ordonez had just made his way onto the pitch.
03:08Gets away from his marker.
03:10There's the win at the near post.
03:13Nikola does really well.
03:16Now can Solis deliver a good cross?
03:18Takes on Llorente.
03:20Pops it in too high.
03:21And a goalkeeper had to say, well, it was too high for Trisoldy.
03:26Well, he should score really brilliant from Solis.
03:29Once he gets there, but you have to give credit to the goalkeeper.
03:33Stankovic wants it.
03:34Gets it.
03:36Deflected through to the far post.
03:37Simeone couldn't quite stretch enough.
03:40Solis set up for Vettelaisen.
03:42That's his second big opportunity in the game.
03:47Club Brugger have certainly been the better side in the last 15 minutes or so.
03:52And they levelled it up after Alexander Saarlott had put Club Brugger ahead.
03:56Against Carlos Forbes, who's run him three or four times into the ground.
04:02Off he goes in the second half.
04:03Don Atleti in the red and white structure.
04:05That's the blue shorts.
04:06Famously, of course, kicking from left to right.
04:08It's headed away by Ordonez.
04:11Short to Koke.
04:15Pretty sure that worked a plan.
04:18Maybe it was a brilliant disguise.
04:23Simeone with a cross.
04:24Again for Saarlott.
04:26Partially cleared.
04:27Hit.
04:28Hit well.
04:28Hit very, very well.
04:31Excellent goal by Cardoso.
04:36Really good strike.
04:39And Atleti had the lead again.
04:41Two minutes into the second half.
04:45Well, it took them a long time to get the ball in the box.
04:48They had a set play up on the right-hand side.
04:50They went back.
04:50They went across to the other side.
04:53And then when the cross comes in, it's headed out.
04:55And he takes a very good first touch with his chest.
04:58And what a good volley.
05:00I've seen a great deal of Trisoldi up front.
05:02He's a young man, asked to do a difficult job up there.
05:05And Soddy's at least done a good job here.
05:10Comfortably saved in the end by Oblek.
05:15Anko joining in.
05:18Ruggieri.
05:19Spare man out wide.
05:21The cross to Saarlott.
05:22A little strange how it made its way all the way to him.
05:26There were two defenders there.
05:27Headed straight at the goalkeeper.
05:28But confident enough to do that.
05:30Griezmann plays out to Llorente.
05:34Bypasses Seis.
05:35It's a lovely ball over the top.
05:37Saarlott needs to look left.
05:39Lookman's in here.
05:40Had to check.
05:41Wasn't a good pass to him.
05:43Lookman to Griezmann.
05:44Takes the return.
05:45Trying to cut it back to Saarlott.
05:47Makes it.
05:473-1.
05:50Saarlott surely settles the tie.
05:54He started the scoring tonight.
05:56And he may well have finished it.
05:58Atleti 3.
05:59Brugger 1.
06:006-4 on aggregate.
06:05Well, he's led the line so well.
06:08The first ball played up to him.
06:12He got under control.
06:13He's passed, as you said.
06:14Wasn't quite right.
06:15Out to Lukman.
06:16But Lukman and Griezmann played a lot.
06:18He's got the 1-2.
06:19And then Lukman, rather than shooting,
06:21just squared it again for Saarlott.
06:23And it ends up being a very good finish.
06:25Calm finish.
06:27From the centre forward.
06:29There's the running behind.
06:30That's in behind.
06:31Mechela.
06:32His first touch is good.
06:33Mechela can't now get a challenge in.
06:35That's the second of the game.
06:36Brugger have had six.
06:39Griezmann plays short.
06:43Here comes Ruggieri.
06:45And Saarlott has a heart-trick.
06:46What a night for him.
06:49Atleti are heading through to play Liverpool or Spurs.
06:54Having eventually,
06:56eventually, according to the scoreline,
06:59cruise past.
06:59Klubbrugger, 4-1 tonight.
07:02Comfortably on aggregate.
07:04But that doesn't tell the story of the tie.
07:09It's a lovely ball played in by Ruggieri.
07:13And it's squared by Puan Maia.
07:16And again, Atleti here can do them on the counter.
07:19It's Llorente.
07:21Isolated with Odoñez, who's on a yellow.
07:23Can't take a chance.
07:24Goes for goal.
07:26And whistles it wide.
07:28Here's the chance up the other end.
07:30Llorente.
07:30Goes inside Odoñez.
07:32Doesn't actually go round him.
07:33Just buys himself that bit of space.
07:36Probably a yard away in the end.
07:39And now Forbes.
07:44Changes to his left foot to get the cross in.
07:46Up goes Vermante.
07:52Go back to the first half of that brilliant save by Oblak.
07:56Which would have made it 2-1 to Klubbrugger.
08:01Chance when they were in the ascendancy,
08:03having already equalised.
08:05I think it's been an excellent tie, though.
08:08And the referee, Clement Turpin,
08:10brings it to an end with a victory tonight
08:12for Atletico Madrid 4-1.
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