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The match between the teams of Aris and Atletico Madrid played on the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium in Thessaloniki finished 1-0. Following their old tradition to win games at home, Thessalonians played very well again despite the absences of some important players. The last night outcome gained them 3 points and made the glorious Atletico Madrid leave ... bow-headed.

Aris had a good pace still at the beginning of the game. The team managed to minimize the attempts of Atletico to get to the net of Sifakis. The hosts blocked the Spaniards’ ball and made 3 attempts to score by the end of the 20th minute. A shot of Javito and Michel, and a header by Lazaridis threatened the opponent's net for a moment, but then the ball came out. The flurried Atletico had not threatened Aris at tall by that time. The two shots of Forlán made an exception but they did not change the result. Aris, on the other hand, continued to play dynamically. The team tried to score still in the 32^nd minute. Ruiz sent the ball into the net of de Gea, but subsequently the goal was rescinded because there was a hand touch. The first half ended 0-0.

Both teams played at a faster pace in the second half. Atletico entered the game and attacked. Diego Costa made a good attempt to score in the 49th minute, but Atletico was out of luck again. Aris players responded immediately. Mendrinos was close to score from a corner in the 50th minute. Da Gea, however, was ready and skillfully pushed the ball away. The hosts attacked again the net of the Spaniards two minutes later. This time Sifakis faced Faty, but the ball came out.

The happiest time for the hosts came in the 59th minute. Ruiz sent the ball to Javito who stopped it with his chest and sent it into de Gea’s net. The joy to the stadium was huge ... Atletico had no choice but to concentrate entirely on the counterattack after the goal of Aris. But the goal they longed for remained only a fantasy. The Spaniards proved weaker than the Greek team. It was Aris that was close to score a second goal. Ruiz and Koke threatened the net of the guests in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and the Spaniards relaxed. The guests had a real chance to score in the 79th minute. Diego attacked the Greek net but Sifakis pushed the ball away. The Brazilian shot immediately after that, this time with his head, but the ball came out.