Atletico Madrid avenged their Borussia Dortmund drubbing from a fortnight ago and revived hopes of going through top of Group A by beating the German side 2-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano on Tuesday. Dortmund handed Atletico their heaviest defeat under Diego Simeone with a 4-0 victory 13 days ago but this contest was almost a mirror image, the hosts in control from start to finish.

Saul Niguez and Antoine Griezmann scored a goal in each half to complete a win that puts Atleti five points clear of Club Brugge, and on the brink of the Champions League knock-out stage. First place is also back in sight, with Atletico and Dortmund both on nine points, even if Simeone's side have the slightly tougher task of playing Brugge away in their final fixture. After losing in Germany, Atleti were also held at struggling Leganes in La Liga on Saturday and this result, without the injured Diego Costa, Diego Godin and Koke, will do wonders for morale.