Atletico’s Griezmann: We didn’t deserve to reach Last 16

A dejected Antoine Griezmann. Pic/Getty Images

Porto sealed top spot in Champions League Group B with a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, with the Spanish side dumped out of Europe entirely as Bayer Leverkusen finished third.

Diego Simeone's team were hoping to reach the Europa League after their elimination was sealed last week, but they lost on a miserable night in Portugal for the 2014 and 2016 runners-up. Bayer Leverkusen drew 0-0 with second-placed surprise package Club Brugge in the other game, moving level with Atletico on five points and finishing ahead of them on head-to-head, leaving the Spanish side bottom of a group which they expected to win.

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"We did not deserve to reach the last 16 or even the Europa League, that's how it is, if you only win one group game then that's what you get," admitted Atletico forward Antoine Griezmann, speaking to Movistar. "Now we have to focus hard, work, shut our mouths and fight," added Griezmann.

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