Champions League Update!
Atalanta's Nicola Zalewski (L) and Athletic Club's Inigo Lekue in action during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Atalanta BC and Athletic Club Bilbao at the Bergamo Stadium in Bergamo, Italy, Jan 21, 2026. EFE/EPA/MICHELE MARAVIGLIA

Champions League Update!

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Bogotá, Jan 21.-

Spanish teams performed well on Wednesday’s Champions League matches, Athletic Bilbao defeated Atalanta 3-2, Barcelona beat Slavia Prague 4-2, and Atlético Madrid tied with Galatasaray 1-1.

Atalanta’s Gianluca Scamacca (R) scores the 1-0 goal during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Atalanta BC and Athletic Club Bilbao at the Bergamo Stadium in Bergamo, Italy, Jan 21, 2026. EFE/EPA/MICHELE MARAVIGLIA

The victory over Atalanta renewed the Basque team’s hope of advancing to the playoff qualification round.

Meanwhile, Atlético Madrid is in a tighter spot, needing to beat Bodo/Glimt at home next week to finish in the top eight.

After a scare, Barcelona’s hopes of automatic qualification were boosted by a hard-fought 4-2 win over Slavia Prague.

Victor Osimhen (left), from Galatasaray, in action against Marc Pubill (right), from Atlético, during the Champions League match between Galatasaray SK and Atlético Madrid in Istanbul Jan 21, 2026. EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

The Spanish champions conceded an early goal and were tied 2-2 before halftime on a freezing night in the Czech capital, but they recovered with second-half goals from Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski.

In other matches, Copenhagen drew Napoli 1-1, Qarabağ beat Frankfurt 3-0, Liverpool thrashed Marseille 3-0, Newcastle beat PSV 3-0, Juventus beat Benfica 2-0, Chelsea won 1-0 over Paphos, and Bayern won 2-0 over Union Saint-Gilloise. EFE

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