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Club World Cup: Atletico Madrid play Botafogo & Seattle face PSG as all four bid for last 16

Club World Cup: Atletico Madrid play Botafogo & Seattle face PSG as all four bid for last 16

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Update:
Date: 20:32 BST
Title: Post
Content: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Botafogo
Time for a cooling break in California.
This heat is no joke for the players out on the pitch.
Update:
Date: 20:31 BST
Title: Post
Content: Seattle Sounders 0-0 PSG
That is Desire Doue at his flowing best as he skips though the Seattle defence and he plays a give-and-go before his strike lands safely into the arms of Stefan Frei.
Update:
Date: 20:29 BST
Title: How Group B stands
Content: With nearly half an hour gone, it's time to look at the live table.
As things stand in Group B, Botafogo and PSG will be going through to the last 16.
All that can still change with an Atletico goal though.
Update:
Date: 20:28 BST
Title: Post
Content: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Botafogo
The Atletico bench is up as Pablo Barrios goes flying on the edge of the box but nothing is given again.
Diego Simeone isn't too happy as you can imagine.
Update:
Date: 20:27 BST
Title: Post
Content: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Botafogo
Rob GreenFormer England goalkeeper on DAZN
He's just tripped over his own feet. There's nothing doing at all. He's desperately looking for it.
Update:
Date: 20:26 BST
Title: Post
Content: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Botafogo
What a player Julian Alvarez is by the way.
Update:
Date: 20:26 BST
Title: PENALTY APPEAL
Content: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Botafogo
Julian Alvarez decides to take matters into his own hands as he powers his way into the box and he wants a penalty after hitting the deck but the referee waves it away.
Update:
Date: 20:24 BST
Title: Post
Content: Seattle Sounders 0-0 PSG
PSG are well in control here but struggling to find a way through the Seattle defence at the moment.
Update:
Date: 20:22 BST
Title: Post
Content: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Botafogo
Pablo Barrios is looking to add to the two he scored the other night but his effort from the edge of the box is no danger for John in the Botafogo goal.
Update:
Date: 20:21 BST
Title: Post
Content: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Botafogo
Rob GreenFormer England goalkeeper on DAZN
Botafogo are a real threat going forward, they have real zest and they are doing it from a position of confidence within the group.
The Botafogo fans away to our right are getting more and more confident.
Update:
Date: 20:20 BST
Title: Post
Content: Seattle Sounders 0-0 PSG
Gianluigi Donnarumma gets himself in a right pickle on the edge of his own box as he tries to dribble away from danger but Jesus Ferreira takes it off him and can only fire over the top.
Huge chance for Seattle!
Update:
Date: 20:18 BST
Title: Post
Content: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Botafogo
Nice to see Snoop Dogg is still looking as happy as ever in with the Botafogo fans.
Update:
Date: 20:18 BST
Title: Post
Content: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Botafogo
Atletico have been quiet going forward so far but they work a set piece short before finding Conor Gallagher in the box. The ball is stuck in his feet as his effort rises over the top.
Update:
Date: 20:17 BST
Title: Post
Content: Seattle Sounders 0-0 PSG
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia shows his lightning feet before working some space and firing an effort straight at Stefan Frei.
Update:
Date: 20:16 BST
Title: CLOSE!
Content: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Botafogo
That looked like it was dipping in!
Botafogo work it well on the edge of the box and Artur's strike takes a deflection and just drops wide of the post.
Jan Oblak wouldn't have been anywhere near that.
Update:
Date: 20:14 BST
Title: Post
Content: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Botafogo
Conor Gallagher takes a whack to the side of his face as he wins a free-kick. The England international is up and fine to carry on though.
Update:
Date: 20:13 BST
Title: Post
Content: Seattle Sounders 0-0 PSG
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia lifts one to the back post and Desire Doue fires an effort on target but there is Stefan Frei to palm over the top.
Update:
Date: 20:11 BST
Title: GREAT SAVE!
Content: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Botafogo
Botafogo carve Atletico open as Jefferson Savarino goes racing through on goal but there is Jan Oblak making himself a huge obstacle to pass and he makes the save.
Update:
Date: 20:10 BST
Title: Post
Content: Seattle Sounders 0-0 PSG
Marquinhos is a little too eager when trying to win the ball back and he gives away a free-kick in his own half.
Update:
Date: 20:09 BST
Title: Post
Content: Seattle Sounders 0-0 PSG
PSG are controlling the ball right now as they look for a way through this Seattle back line but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has it taken off him with ease on the edge of the box.

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