Club World Cup

Double pack: Atlético keeps chance of round of 16

Updated on June 20, 2025 – 04:01 a.m.Reading time: 1 min.

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Club World Cup: Jackson protrudes (L) from the Seattle Sunders and Robin Le Normand from Atletico Madrid fight for the ball. (Source: Ryan Sun/AP/dpa/dpa pictures)

Atlético Madrid is back. A double pack from Pablo Barrios secures the Spaniards important points at the club World Cup.

After the severe opening defeat against Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid registered at the club World Cup in the USA. The Spanish championship third hit Seattle Sunders in the Lumen Field 3-1 (1: 0), Pablo Barrios achieved a double pack.

Atletico, which had been a chance on Monday in the Rose Bowl Stadium of Pasadena against PSG (0: 4), took the lead against the club from the North American football league MLS early through Barrios (11th). The former Dortmund Axel Witsel increased (47th), after Albert Rusnak’s direct answer, Barrios hit the final score in front of 51,636 spectators (55.).

If Paris later does not lose to Botafogo Fr from Rio de Janeiro at night, Seattle can no longer get ahead. The SUNDER also lost their first tournament game against the Copa liberadores winner from Brazil (1: 2).

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