UEFA Champions League

Atlético Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
  • 4': Giacomo Raspadori
  • 33': Robin Le Normand
  • 45'+1': Antoine Griezmann
  • 70': Giuliano Simeone
  • 82': Julián Álvarez (P)
FT
5 - 1
  • 57': Jonathan Burkardt

Simeone sits out as Atlético Madrid thrash Eintracht Frankfurt

Antoine Griezmann scored his 200th goal for Atletico Madrid as they made light of Diego Simeone's ban to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in the Champions League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Giacomo Raspadori (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff.
  • 7': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Kauã Santos (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 10': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Nathaniel Brown.
  • 10': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
  • 13': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 13': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kauã Santos (Eintracht Frankfurt). Assisted by Julián Alvarez with a through ball.
  • 13': Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
  • 14': Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 16': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid).
  • 16': Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kauã Santos (Eintracht Frankfurt). Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball.
  • 18': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Giuliano Simeone is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid).
  • 20': Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 21': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
  • 29': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
  • 29': Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Alvarez with a cross.
  • 32': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kauã Santos (Eintracht Frankfurt). Assisted by Julián Alvarez with a cross.
  • 33': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 35': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Atletico Madrid).
  • 35': Kauã Santos (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Foul by Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 41': Handball by Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 41': Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  • 43': Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid).
  • 43': Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid).
  • 44': Nnamdi Collins (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Alvarez following a fast break.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
  • 46': Foul by Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 46': Giacomo Raspadori (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Brown.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff.
  • 55': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Koke replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 57': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
  • 57': Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff.
  • 58': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Oscar Højlund replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 58': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Hugo Larsson replaces Can Uzun.
  • 58': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Aurèle Amenda replaces Nnamdi Collins.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
  • 61': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
  • 61': Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
  • 64': Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kauã Santos (Eintracht Frankfurt). Assisted by Giuliano Simeone with a through ball.
  • 67': Handball by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
  • 67': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 68': VAR Decision: No Goal Atletico Madrid 3-1 Eintracht Frankfurt.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner by Kauã Santos (Eintracht Frankfurt). Assisted by Koke.
  • 70': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Kauã Santos.
  • 70': Goal! Atletico Madrid 4, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya replaces Nathaniel Brown.
  • 74': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Mario Götze replaces Ritsu Doan.
  • 75': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nico González replaces Pablo Barrios.
  • 75': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Giuliano Simeone.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Kauã Santos (Eintracht Frankfurt). Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 79': Penalty conceded by Aurèle Amenda (Eintracht Frankfurt) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 80': VAR Decision: Penalty Atletico Madrid.
  • 82': Goal! Atletico Madrid 5, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 86': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álex Baena replaces Julián Alvarez.
  • 90': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Carlos Martín replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 5, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 5, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 5
7 Saves 1
48.6 Possession 51.4
6 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 12
0.3 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
482 Accurate Passes 533
556 Passes 583
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 8
14 Crosses 21
0.0 Cross % 0.4
49 Long Balls 56
24 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
3 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 11
16 Tackles 18
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 9
18 Effective Clearances 30
18 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 59,401

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 2 +6 6
2 Real Madrid 2 +6 6
3 Paris Saint-Germain 2 +5 6
4 Internazionale 2 +5 6
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Line-Ups

ATM Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Jan Oblak (GK)
15 Clément Lenglet Yellow Card
24 Robin Le Normand
3 Matteo Ruggeri
14 Marcos Llorente
8 Pablo Barrios
4 Conor Gallagher
22 Giacomo Raspadori
20 Giuliano Simeone
19 Julián Álvarez
7 Antoine Griezmann

SGE Eintracht Frankfurt (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
40 Kauã Santos (GK)
3 Arthur Theate
4 Robin Koch
21 Nathaniel Brown Yellow Card
34 Nnamdi Collins
42 Can Uzun
15 Ellyes Skhiri
8 Farès Chaïbi
9 Jonathan Burkardt
7 Ansgar Knauff
20 Ritsu Doan

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