Atletico Madrid begins its 2024–25 Champions League campaign against one of its toughest opponents, RB Leipzig. Diego Simeone welcomed Robin Le Normand, Alexander Sørloth and Julián Alvarez to Madrid with the hope of building a squad capable of challenging for the Spanish and European crowns.

The new Champions League format forces teams to go for the win, Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone said after his side fought back from a deficit to grab a late 2-1 victory over RB Leipzig on Thursday.

Josema Giménez found the net with a looping header in the 90th minute, and Atlético Madrid completed a comeback from 1-0 down to defeat RB Leipzig 2-1 on Thursday night in both teams’ league phase opener in the UEFA Champions League. Josema Giménez’s goal and celebration from a much better angle… pic.twitter.com/30aAr6RSUu