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Swallowing the Biggest Defeat in Europe Since 2021, Atletico Madrid: That’s Really Bad
Lisbon, Beritasatu.com – Atletico Madrid’s 0-4 defeat to Benfica in the Champions League on Thursday (3/10/2024) early morning WIB, was the Spanish team’s worst defeat in Europe in three years.
Diego Simeone’s team lost by the same score to Bayern Munich in the Champions League group stage in 2021.
The four-goal defeat to Benfica was Atletico’s most defeats in UEFA club competitions. Previously, Atletico had lost by a margin of four goals five times.
“From the start, it was really bad,” said Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak.
Jan Oblak praised the opponent’s game which he said was great. “We didn’t play from start to finish. They did a great job, they have a great team and they deserved to win. They did more than we did. Unfortunately for us, we lost 4-0 and it could have been more than that.” he said.
Benfica’s win equaled the largest margin of victory by a Portuguese team against a Spanish team in a European Cup or Champions League match. They reaped another victory by beating Real Madrid 5-1 in February 1965.
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu opened the scoring in the 13th minute, and Ángel Di Maria, Alexander Bah and Orkun Kokcu added second-half goals for the Portuguese club. Di Maria and Kokcu scored from penalty kicks.
“They took advantage of all the mistakes we made and actually they deserved to win,” said Simeone.
Atletico’s unusual defeat occurred after a tense Spanish League derby against Madrid on Sunday (28/10/2024), the match ended 1-1.
Atletico, usually known for its solid defense under Simeone, last conceded four goals in a league match against Osasuna in May. At that time, they lost 1-4 at home.
Atletico opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win against Leipzig at the Metropolitano. After that, they managed just one win in their next three league matches.
The club had to partially close its stadium for three matches due to fan unrest in the derby against Madrid, when some supporters threw objects onto the pitch after Madrid scored, prompting the referee to send the players to the dressing room and stop the match for more than 15 minutes.
Swallowing the Biggest Defeat in Europe Since 2021, Atletico Madrid: That’s Really Bad
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