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Porto beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 to win its Champions League group

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Porto's Fabio Cardoso, left, challenges for the ball with Atletico Madrid's Joao Felix during a Champions League group B soccer match between FC Porto and Atletico Madrid at the Dragao stadium in Porto, Portugal, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Luis Vieira)

Porto defeated Atletico Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday to finish first in its Champions League group and keep Atletico from making it to the Europa League playoffs.

Mehdi Taremi and Stephen Eustaquio scored first-half goals for Porto, which took over first place in Group B after Club Brugge was held to a 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen in the other match. Porto finished with 12 points, one more than Brugge.

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