Champions League roundup: Atlético Madrid fight back to stun Leverkusen

Julián Álvarez double seals 2-1 win for 10-man AtlétiBologna 2-1 Dortmund, Red Star 2-3 PSV Eindhoven

Atlético Madrid fought back from a goal and a man down to rescue a dramatic 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The hosts played more than an hour with a man down after midfielder Pablo Barrios was shown a straight red card for a reckless studs-up tackle from behind on Jeremie Frimpong in the 24th minute. Jan Oblak made a string of saves but the Germans broke the deadlock just before the break with a headed goal by Piero Hincapié.

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