

Atletico Madrid defeated struggling Sparta Prague 6-0 in the Champions League with two goals from Julian Alvarez and second-half replacement Angel Correa. After the match, Sparta now has four points from five games in the tournament, while Diego Simeone's Rojiblancos now has nine. Fifteen minutes into the match, Alvarez opened the score after being taken down just outside the area and then curling a free kick into Peter Vindahl's goal's top corner.
Two minutes before halftime, Marcos Llorente made it 2-0 when he chipped the ball in the direction of the goal, and Vindahl allowed it in. Alvarez scored his second goal from close range in minute fifty-nine. Later second-half replacement After a one-two with Llorente, Antoine Griezmann scored a low shot inside the area to make it 4-0 in the 70th minute. After a frantic dash through the defenseless Sparta defense, Correa finished beautifully to round out the score with two goals in the last five minutes.