Atletico Madrid defeated Botafogo, one of three teams in the group with six points, but it was not enough to advance to the knockout stages of the Club World Cup.
The "Colchoneros" defeated the Brazilians 1-0 in Pasadena, thus launching Paris Saint-Germain into the round of XNUMX from first place, while Botafogo advanced as runners-up.
The Parisians had the best goal difference and Atletico the worst after three rounds...
Diego Simeone's team was chasing a victory by at least three goals to qualify for the last 16, but they were nowhere near such a feat despite chances from Julián Alvaro and Alexandre Serlot - they only hit the opponent's net once, Antoine Griezmann did it in the 87th minute.
And in Seattle, PSG routinely did the job against the hosts - a goal by Hviča Kvarachelija in the first half and then by Achraf Hakimi in the second half were enough for the "Saints" to record their second triumph in the championship (2:0).
Luis Enrique's team will play the second-placed team from Group A (Palmeiras or Inter Miami) in the round of 16, while Botafogo awaits the first-placed team from the same group.
A Brazilian derby in the USA is possible in the fight for a place in the top eight.
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