September 08, (THEWILL) – In a thrilling UEFA Champions League game that featured three stoppage-time goals, Antoine Griezmann came off the bench to help Atletico Madrid defeat Porto 2-1.
The UCL fixture between Atleti and Porto seemed poised to end in a goalless draw, and for the majority of Wednesday’s normal time, that exact outcome appeared imminent.
But, Mario Hermoso gave Atleti the lead after Mehdi Taremi received a second yellow card for simulation, but he handled in his own area moments later, allowing Mateus Uribe to tie the game with a 96th-minute penalty.
However, there was still one more twist in store for us as Griezmann scored a stunning winner in the 11th minute of stoppage time after reacting fastest to an Atleti corner.
Prior to going to Bayer Leverkusen for their second UCL game, Atletico will host Celta Vigo in La Liga while Porto will first welcome Chevas in Liga Portugal before clashing with Club Brugge in their next European game.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
