Diego Simeone suffered his biggest defeat in charge of Atletico Madrid after seeing Borussia Dortmund put four goals past his men on Wednesday night. The 48-year-old manager's side was caught in their traps for their deep positioning in the first-half with Axel Witsel giving the host the lead seven minutes away from the break.
Substitute Raphael Guerrero then added a double in the 73rd and 89th minutes respectively, while in-form English youngster Jadon Sancho grabbed his first Champions League goal in-between.
4 - Atletico de Madrid have suffered their biggest defeat with Diego Simeone as manager in all competitions (4-0 vs Borussia Dortmund). Shock. pic.twitter.com/6tshWybRrF
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As a result, the 18-year-old sensation became the first English player to score for a non-British club in the European competition since David Beckham netted against Rosenborg in November 2005. Real Madrid loanee Hakimi Achraf was also a thorn in the flesh of his parent club's local rival, bagging home three assists for BVB.
Atletico's underperformance in the night's encounter was somewhat beckoning as aside an effort by Antoine Griezmann and a couple of balls going off the crossbar, the Spanish club failed to be a real menace in the attack.
With Borussia Dortmund running riot, the Rojiblancos maintained their second position with six points from three matches. The defeat also meant that for the first time since 2013, Simeone's men have conceded goals in four Champions League games in succession.
