Atletico Madrid's winning run ends in Stuttgart, but 10-man Colchoneros battle for crucial point

VfB Stuttgart maintained their unbeaten run in the Champions League league phase after playing out a 1-1 draw at home against Atletico Madrid on matchday three. The Swabians, who won their opening two games, started strongly and broke the deadlock through Jamie Leweling in the 36th minute. Julian Alvarez leveled the score right at the start of the second half (47'), injecting momentum into the visitors who looked capable of completing a comeback. However, their push was derailed in the 64th minute when Morten Hjulmand was shown a straight red card for a dangerous high boot on Angelo Stiller, reducing Atletico to ten men.

The stalemate brought an end to Atletico's six-game winning streak across all competitions.