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Antoine Griezmann first joined Atletico Madrid in 2014 before rejoining in 2022 Antoine Griezmann scored his 200th goal for Atletico Madrid as they thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt for their first Champions League win of the season. Manager Diego Simeone was watching on from the stands after being given a one-match touchline suspension by Uefa for "unsporting conduct" in the 3-2 loss to Liverpool. Atleti needed just four minutes to find the back of the net with Giacomo Raspadori slotting home Giuliano Simeone's cutback. The Spaniards doubled their lead at the Metropolitano when defender Robin Le Normand struck from Julian Alvarez's corner. Then, on the stroke of half-time, Alvarez's stunning mazy run was finished off by former France forward Griezmann, before he celebrated by holding up a 'Grizi 200' shirt to the crowd. Griezmann almost had another in the second half, but it was ruled out for handball. Jonathan Burkardt responded for the Bundesliga side to make it 3-1, his effort taking a wicked deflection off Marcus Llorente, but Atleti reinstated their three-goal lead when Simeone ghosted in at the back post to finish. With 10 minutes remaining, Alvarez added to his two assists with a stunning Panenka penalty after the ball struck Aurele Amenda's hand. Up next for Simeone's side is a trip to Arsenal, while Frankfurt host Premier League champions Liverpool. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 30th September 2025 at 23: 57 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Nelson Vivas Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Dino Toppmöller Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Nelson Vivas Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Dino Toppmöller Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 UEFA Champions League All competitions This will be the third meeting between Atlético Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt in European competition, with the previous two coming in the last 16 of the 1975-76 Cup Winners’ Cup, and both won by the German side (2-1 away and 1-0 at home). The last German side to win away to Atlético Madrid in major European competition was Borussia Dortmund in October 1996 (1-0 in the UEFA Champions League). Since then, Atlético are unbeaten in 14 such matches, winning 10 of them (D4). Atlético Madrid have won their last two games against German sides in the UEFA Champions League, beating both RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen in the league phase last season (both 2-1). They last won three in a row against German sides in major European competition in December 1999 (3 – one win v Borussia Dortmund and two v Wolfsburg). Eintracht Frankfurt enjoyed their biggest win in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League since beating Rangers 6-1 in April 1960 when they hammered Galatasaray 5-1 on MD1 this season. They last won their first two major European matches in a season in 2018-19 in the Europa League, eventually reaching the semi-finals. Atlético Madrid have won nine of their last 10 home matches in the UEFA Champions League (L1). Since the start of the 2023-24 season, they have the highest home win percentage in the competition (90% - min. two home matches played). The average age of Eintracht Frankfurt’s starting XI in their MD1 win over Galatasaray was 24 years and 154 days; the youngest of any team in the opening matchday of this season’s UEFA Champions League. Atlético Madrid lost 3-2 to Liverpool on MD1 but have never previously started a UEFA Champions League campaign with consecutive defeats. In all major European competition, they haven’t done so since 1984-85, losing both legs of their UEFA Cup first round tie with FC Sion and going out. Eintracht Frankfurt’s Can Uzun became the second youngest Türkiye player to score on his UEFA Champions League debut, netting against Galatasaray on MD1 aged 19 years and 311 days. The five previous teenagers to score in their first two appearances are Rafael van der Vaart (2002), Karim Benzema (2005-06), Alan Dzagoev (2009), Marquinhos (2013) and Erling Haaland (2019). Since the start of last season, no Atlético player has been involved in more UEFA Champions League goals than Marcos Llorente (4 goals, 4 assists), although Llorente is goalless in his last 17 home games in the competition since scoring against RB Salzburg back in October 2020. Jonathan Burkardt scored and assisted on his major European debut for Eintracht Frankfurt in their 5-1 win over Galatasaray. Eight players have scored in their first two games in Europe for Frankfurt, with Luka Jovic (2018) and Omar Marmoush (2023) the two to do so this century. VAR Decision: No Goal Atletico Madrid 3-1 Eintracht Frankfurt. GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review. Handball by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid). Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kauã Santos (Eintracht Frankfurt). Assisted by Giuliano Simeone with a through ball. Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid). Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid). Attempt missed. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone. Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Aurèle Amenda replaces Nnamdi Collins. Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Hugo Larsson replaces Can Uzun. Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Oscar Højlund replaces Ellyes Skhiri. Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff. Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid). Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Koke replaces Giacomo Raspadori. Attempt missed. Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff. Attempt blocked. Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Brown. Attempt saved. Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri. Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Arthur Theate. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.