Diego Simeone's Atletico, who lost to Real Madrid inside the 2014 and 2016 finals, needed to beat Porto in Portugal to advance to the knockout segment, and they duly triumphed three-1 in a recreation which featured 3 red cards.
Antoine Griezmann positioned the Spanish champions in advance in the 56th minute on the Estadio do Dragao, but they then had Yannick Carrasco sent off for wrestling Otavio to the floor.
With tempers flaring, Porto were additionally reduced to ten men as Wendell become sent off for elbowing Atletico's Matheus Cunha in the neck, before their replacement goalkeeper Agustin Marchesin additionally noticed pink.
With Porto pushing forward on the lookout for the draw they had to qualify, Atletico got their 2nd intention on the destroy inside the closing minute via Angel Correa before Rodrigo De Paul scored their 0.33 in damage time. Sergio Oliveira's penalty changed into a mere consolation for Porto.
Atletico end 2d in Group B, a huge eleven factors in the back of organization winners Liverpool, who made it six wins out of six in Europe this season by using beating AC Milan 2-1 at San Siro in spite of fielding a virtual reserve aspect.
Milan had to win to face a risk of going through, and that they went in advance midway through the first 1/2 thru Fikayo Tomori.
Mohamed Salah did start for the visitors, and he equalised within the 36th minute earlier than Divock Origi -- who scored a stoppage-time winner inside the Premier League at the weekend -- made it 2-1 10 mins into the second one half of, heading in after Sadio Mane's shot changed into stored.
"It's an outstanding performance," stated supervisor Jurgen Klopp. "With that many changes, the boys must be assured enough to reveal how exact they're. I noticed so many good matters this night, it become unbelievable."
Milan end backside of the organization in their first Champions League campaign considering that 2013-14, with Porto parachuting into the Europa League.
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