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CL: Atletico frustrated as Mueller penalty rescues weakened Bayern

Atletico defender Mario Hermoso flashed a header over late on as the Spaniards missed a chance to wrap up second place in the group with a round to spare

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Atletico Madrids Belgian midfielder Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (R) challenges Bayern Munichs German forward Thomas Mueller during the UEFA Champions League group A football match between Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium

Atletico Madrids Belgian midfielder Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (R) challenges Bayern Munichs German forward Thomas Mueller during the UEFA Champions League group A football match between Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium

Atletico Madrid must wait to secure a place in the last 16 of the Champions League after substitute Thomas Mueller scored a late penalty for a much-changed Bayern Munich in Tuesday-s 1-1 draw in Spain. Joao Felix put Atletico ahead in the first half before Mueller won and converted a spot-kick four minutes from time as Bayern Munich-s record 15-match winning run in the competition came to an end. Diego Simeone-s Atletico had won just once in four matches in Europe this term despite their strong start in La Liga, but knew victory would secure passage to the knockout phase after Lokomotiv Moscow-s 3-1 home loss to Salzburg.

Instead, the 2014 and 2016 finalists must avoid defeat away to the Austrian champions next week to advance. "We played very well individually and collectively, but are frustrated by not getting the victory to put us in the last 16," Felix told Movistar Plus. "We were winning until the 85th minute and we had more chances than they did but didn-t take them. They only had a few but it was enough for the draw." For Bayern, whose focus was primarily on Saturday-s Bundesliga showdown with RB Leipzig, it marked just the fourth time in 43 matches this year they failed to win.

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