Antoine Griezmann and Samuel Lino scored in each half to give Atletico Madrid a 2-0 win over Lazio on Wednesday that secured them top spot in Champions League Group E, the first time since 2016 that they had reached the knockouts as group winners.

A year after being knocked out of the competition in the group stage, Diego Simeone’s side went into the last matchday unbeaten and sure of a place in the last 16, but they needed at least a point against the Italian team to finish top.

After the restart, the home side continued their pursuit of the defining goal and this time it will come from Samuel Dias Lino who found the net to make it 2-0 in the 51st minute.

 

That’s how Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid overcame Lazio 2-0 in Spain.