There was a crunch tie for the top spot in Group E, where the already-qualified Atletico Madrid and Lazio battled for, on paper, an easier last-16 matchup.
2023/2024 UEFA Champions League
2-0
Atleti drew first blood in Madrid when Antoine Griezmann scored inside six minutes, smartly guiding Samuel Dias Lino’s low cross into the net for his 14th goal of the season and fifth in Europe.
Within minutes of the restart, Atletico doubled their lead and Lino was involved again but this time he put the ball in the net - slamming the ball home on the half-volley.
Match Events
6' GOAL! Atletico 1-0 Lazio (Griezmann)
8' Yellow Card! Pedro booked
14' CLOSE! Zaccagni’s shot wide out
41' Foul! Hermoso goal disallowed
47' Yellow Card! Gimenez booked
47' Yellow Card! Marusic booked
51' GOAL! Atletico 2-0 Lazio (Samuel Lino)
75' Unbelievable! What a miss from Morata!
Line-ups
Atletico XI: Witsel, Oblak, Savic, Griezmann, Saul , De Paul, Gimenez, Correa, Hermoso, Nahuel Molina, Samuel Lino
Subs: Azpilicueta, Morata, Koke, Depay, Ivo Grbic, Reinildo Mandava, Llorente, Soyuncu, Javi Galán, Riquelme, Aitor Gismera, Antonio Gomis
Lazio XI: Pedro, Immobile, Vecino, Alberto, Hysaj, Marusic, Zaccagni, Ivan Provedel, Guendouzi, Nicolò Casale, Mario Gila
Subs: Luigi Sepe, Anderson, Lazzari, Cataldi, Kamada, L.Pellegrini, Taty Castellanos, Federico Magro, Matteo Dutu