Sorloth Hat-Trick Sends Atlético Through: Atlético Madrid - Club Brujas Ends 4-1

Atlético Madrid - Club Brujas finished 4-1 as Atlético de Madrid advanced to the Octavos de Final of the Champions League after winning the playoff 7-4 on aggregate. The result mattered because a Sorloth hat-trick, a pivotal 48' strike from Johnny Cardoso and a decisive Jan Oblak save swung momentum and sealed the tie.

Atlético Madrid - Club Brujas: Final Score and Aggregate Outcome

Atlético de Madrid beat Club Brujas 4-1 in the second leg of the Playoff de la Champions League, wrapping the tie with a 7-4 aggregate score. The second-leg win followed a 3-3 draw in the first match, a game in which the Colchoneros had surrendered a two-goal lead.

Sorloth's Three Goals and the Collective Build-Up

Alexander Sørloth delivered a hat-trick to sink Brujas. He opened the scoring with a goal that involved the collaboration of Brujas goalkeeper Simon Mignolet. Later, after Atlético had extended the advantage through other sequences, Sorloth doubled his tally following a collective move that included Antoine Griezmann and Ademola Lookman. He completed his treble in the final minutes with a precise finish inside the area.

Simon Mignolet, Joel Ordóñez and the First-Half Turn

Brujas responded before the end of the first half when Joel Ordóñez converted from a corner to make it 1-1 in the match. The visitors had opportunities to go into halftime ahead; that possibility was thwarted when Atlético keeper Jan Oblak produced an impressive punch to prevent the ball from crossing the goal line.

Jan Oblak's Save and Johnny Cardoso's 48' Strike

The early second half saw Johnny Cardoso score at 48' after following up a rebound outside the area and firing a shot that threaded through several legs and into the net to put Atlético 2-1 in the match. Oblak's earlier intervention at the end of the first half had kept Atlético level and allowed Cardoso's 48' strike to become the momentum-shifting moment that opened space for Sorloth's subsequent goals.

Cholo Simeone, Team Impact and the Álvarez Comparison

The night belonged to Diego Simeone's side and to Sørloth individually. The hat-trick has drawn direct comparisons within the conversation about attacking form, with the Norwegian's performance described in the match coverage as eclipsing Julián Álvarez. What makes this notable is how a single forward's finishing converted a closely contested playoff into a decisive victory that sends Atlético into the Round of 16.

Atlético de Madrid advances to the Octavos de Final of the Champions League on a 7-4 aggregate after overturning the uncertainty left by the 3-3 first leg. The combination of Oblak's goalkeeping, Cardoso's 48' opportunism and Sorloth's finishing defined a match that settled a two-legged playoff that had threatened to go either way.