Atletico Madrid reserved its place in the last 16 Champions League with the highest eight and automatic qualification after the decisive 4-0 victory over RB Salzburg on Wednesday, including the double from Antoine Griezmann.
The victory left the fifth place of Atletico in the classification, and its opponents in the next round will be set after Play -Ffs.
Salzburg, 34 and third from below, leaves the competition with only three points from eight games.
Giuliano Simeone, son of coach Diego Simeone, began Atletico at the start of dreams, opening the scoring on the right arrow in the first five minutes, supported by Julian Alvarez.
The 22-year-old winger was instrumental again eight minutes later, sending a brilliant cross that Griezmann converted. The Frenchman hit a part -time one, ending the counterattack of Samuel Lino.
Marcos Llorente rounded the score in 63 minutes with his right foot in the lower left corner after a quick break of Rodrigo de Paul. The host scored a consolation goal in the 91st minute by Adam Daghim.
Leverkusen removes Sparta to take sixth place
The goal in every half meant that Bayer Leverkusen to the Champions League round 16 on Wednesday with a convenient 2-0 victory over the toothless side of Sparta Prague is not able to offer a lot of resistance to the German master.
Leverkusen broke in the 32nd minute after the dominance of the game from the opening whistle, when Jeremie FrimPong gathered the ball in the middle of the field, raced in the right flank and sent the cross to Florian Wirtz, who for the first time shot next to Sparta Beter Peter Vindahl.
The German club spent most of the matches, exerting pressure on the Sparta back room, while guests tried to have possession or create opportunities for attack.
Nathan Tella gave Leverkusen a breathable room in the 64th minute, when he slammed home in an empty net after Vindahl was doing well to park a direct free kick Alejandro Grimaldo from outside the criminal area.
The SPARTT attacker, Victor Olatunji, created two quick chances just after restarting, but the guest never posed a big threat to the trainer Xabi Alonso.
Sparta Praga falls from the competition after a disappointing campaign with one win, draw and six losses.
