Madrid, Nov 5 (NationPress) Atletico Madrid endured a challenging match before securing a 3-1 victory at home against Belgian team Union Saint-Gilloise in the Champions League. Julian Alvarez initiated the scoring in the 39th minute after fantastic assistance from Giuliano Simeone, who created space on the right before passing the ball to his Argentine counterpart.

Antoine Griezmann had a goal disallowed during first-half injury time after he followed up to score when Nahuel Molina hit the crossbar. However, Conor Gallagher extended Atletico's advantage in the 78th minute following a strong run from Alexander Sorloth, as reported by Xinhua.

Despite Atletico’s comfortable lead, the players of Union SG remained resilient, with Ross Sykes pulling one back with a powerful header.

The match became increasingly open, with both teams exploiting space on counterattacks. Union SG goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen made a remarkable save to deny Alvarez a second goal, while at the opposite end, Louis Patris could have equalized but his ground header was easily saved by Jan Oblak.

Marcos Llorente sealed Atletico's third goal with a straightforward finish in the dying moments of injury time after Scherpen had thwarted Sorloth, but was unable to stop the rebound.

This victory positions Atletico with six points from four matches in the group stage, while Union SG remains at three points.

In other news, Dusan Vlahovic scored an equalizer to secure a point for Juventus in their first home game under new coach Luciano Spalletti, as they played to a 1-1 draw against Sporting CP.

Maximiliano Araujo netted the opener in the 13th minute, and Sporting threatened to extend their lead when Francisco Trincão struck the crossbar. Vlahovic's header was expertly saved by Rui Silva before he managed to convert Khephren Thuram's cross just before half-time.

In the second half, Rui Silva denied Jonathan David with a superb save, allowing the visitors to reach a total of seven points, while their opponents remained at three.