Wednesday's 2-0 victory over Lazio by Antoine Griezmann and Samuel Lino gave Atletico Madrid first place in Champions League Group E. This is the first time since 2016 that the team has advanced to the knockout stages as group champions. Diego Simeone's squad entered the last matchday undefeated and guaranteed a spot in the round of 16, but they needed at least a point against the Italian team to take first position. A year before, they had been eliminated from the competition in the group stage.

With 14 points in the end, they were four points clear of Lazio in second place. Celtic came in last in the group with four points, while Feyenoord came in third place with six points and will participate in the Europa League. Even though Simeone began attacker Alvaro Morata and captain Koke on the bench Atletico dominated the match and were never in danger.