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Sorloth has scored five goals in this season's Champions League At a glance Alexander Sorloth opens the scoring in the 23rd minute Club Brugge level through Joel Ordonez 13 minutes later Johnny Cardoso scores early in the second half before Sorloth fires late double to set up last-16 tie with Liverpool or Spurs PLAYER RATINGS Alexander Sorloth scored his first Champions League hat-trick to help Atletico Madrid defeat a resilient Club Brugge and set up a last-16 tie with either Tottenham or Liverpool. The Norway striker opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when he collected a long ball from keeper Jan Oblak and his half-volley squirmed past Simon Mignolet. However, Brugge levelled 13 minutes later when Joel Ordonez - who scored an own goal in the first leg when the two sides drew 3-3 - headed level from a corner. But with the tie in the balance, United States international Johnny Cardoso thrashed home a low strike three minutes into the second half to put Atleti 5-4 ahead on aggregate. Sorloth then added gloss to the La Liga side's performance with two goals in the final 14 minutes at the Wanda Metropolitano to book a meeting with Premier League opposition in the next round. After a sluggish end to last week's first leg where they threw away a two-goal lead, Diego Simeone's side made a fast start on home soil with Sorloth on target. The forward - starting in place of Antoine Griezmann - showed good control when picked out by Oblak and caught Mignolet off guard with a shot from inside the area. Brugge, though, refused to be overawed like in their battling first-leg comeback, levelling nine minutes before the break. Brandon Mechele flicked a corner on at the near post for Ordonez to head home and make amends for his own goal in six days ago. Hugo Vetlesen thought he headed the visitors ahead less than two minutes later when he connected with a Christos Tzolis cross, only to be denied by a stellar save from Oblak. Atletico stepped up a gear after the break and were ahead again as midfielder Cardoso scored his first goal for the club with a rasping half-volley from outside the box. The in-form Sorloth - who netted twice against Espanyol in La Liga on Saturday - completed his hat-trick with two confident finishes in the final 14 minutes to end his side's three-game winless run in the Champions League. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. 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Club Brugge have only lost one of their last seven games against Spanish sides in the UEFA Champions League (W1 D5), going unbeaten in four (W1 D3) since a home defeat to Real Madrid in December 2019. Atlético Madrid have progressed from nine of their 10 previous two-legged European Cup/UEFA Champions League knockout stage ties when avoiding defeat away from home in the first leg, including each of the four that have been under current manager Diego Simeone. Club Brugge could become just the second Belgian team this century to eliminate a Spanish opponent in the knockout stages of a major European competition, after Anderlecht, who have done so on two occasions: in the UEFA Europa League last 32 in 2009-10 (v Athletic Club) and in the UEFA Conference League last 16 in 2022-23 (v Villarreal). Atlético Madrid are winless in their last three UEFA Champions League matches (D2 L1) – they last went four without a victory in the same edition in 2022-23 (a run of five), which was one of only two Champions League campaigns in which they failed to qualify from the group stage under Diego Simeone (also in 2017-18). Club Brugge have only lost one of their last eight UEFA Champions League games under Ivan Leko (W3 D4), with that lone defeat coming against league phase leaders Arsenal this term. They are also unbeaten in their last three away games in the competition under Leko (W2 D1), while the Belgian side have never gone four away games without a loss under one manager in the competition. Only Paris SG (8. 2) have averaged more defensive line-breaking passes per game than Atlético Madrid (8. 1) in the UEFA Champions League this season, although they only made five in the first leg of this tie against Club Brugge – their joint-fewest in a game in this edition (also 5 v Arsenal). Club Brugge have had 10 goals scored by players aged 21 or younger in the UEFA Champions League this season, including one from Nicolò Tresoldi in the first leg of this tie. Only three sides have ever had more in a single edition: Barcelona in 2008-09 (15), Borussia Dortmund in 2020-21 (13) and Monaco in 1997-98 (11). Julián Alvarez has been directly involved in 27 goals in his last 33 UEFA Champions League games (20 goals, 7 assists), including 15 goals in his last 16 for Atlético Madrid (12 goals, 3 assists). No Club Brugge player has more goal involvements (5 – two goals, three assists), line-breaking passes (93) or possession won (46) than Hans Vanaken in the UEFA Champions League this season. Substitution, Club Brugge. Félix Lemaréchal replaces Joaquin Seys. Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Giuliano Simeone. Foul by Romeo Vermant (Club Brugge). Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid). Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Club Brugge 1. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge). Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ademola Lookman replaces Álex Baena. Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Koke. Aleksandar Stankovic (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid). Substitution, Club Brugge. Mamadou Diakhon replaces Hugo Vetlesen. Substitution, Club Brugge. Romeo Vermant replaces Nicolò Tresoldi. Foul by Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge). Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Giuliano Simeone. Attempt blocked. Kyriani Sabbe (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Vanaken. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.