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Tom Doyle

Atletico Madrid 2-2 Juventus: Juve blow two-goal lead in Champions League opener

Maurizio Sarri very nearly got the better of Diego Simeone as Juventus were pegged back by Atletico Madrid in the Spanish capital in their opening Champions League group clash.

Atletico have been tipped as potential favourites to win the competition this season, and looked lively in the early stages as Joao Felix's fancy footwork bamboozled the Juve defence.

However, Juve's pedigree showed as the game wore on, with Juan Cuadrado scoring three minutes after the restart and Blaise Matuidi doubled the visitors' lead from close range with 25 minutes remaining.

Stefan Savic pulled one back for Atletico 70 minutes in, and Hector Herrera headed home in the last minute to seal a valuable point for the hosts.

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Team news and lineups

Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Trippier, Savic, Gimenez, Renan Lodi, Koke, Saul, Thomas, Lemar, Joao Felix, Costa

Subs: Adan, Arias, Correa, Llorente, Herrera, Felipe, Vitolo

Juventus: Szczesny, Danilo, Bonucci, de Ligt, Alex Sandro, Khedira, Pjanic, Matuidi, Cuadrado, Higuain, Ronaldo

Subs: Ramsey, Dybala, Rabiot, Demiral, Bentancur, Bernardeschi, Buffon

Referee: Danny Makkelie (Holland)

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