Atletico Madrid will be missing from the Champions League knockout phase for the first time in five years. Requiring a win at Chelsea to have any chance of advancing, Atletico was held to 1-1 in its final game in Group C at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. The Premier League champion's defense crumbled the 56th minute, when former Chelsea striker Fernando Torres flicked on a corner that the unmarked Saul Niguez nodded past goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Atletico lost only once in the group stage, and only when it conceded in the fourth minute of stoppage time at home to Chelsea. ———More AP Champions League coverage: www.apnews.com/tag/ChampionsLeague

Source: ABC News December 05, 2017 21:53 UTC