Rostov are throwing everyone forward now but it to no avail, as Atletico win a free-kick which they will take their time over.
90' +1
Tiago enters the game and replaces A. Griezmann.
Final Atletico substitution see's Antoine Griezmann replaced by Tiago.
89'
Saúl enters the game and replaces Y. Carrasco.
The goalscorer Carrasco is replaced by Saúl Ñíguez Esclapez.
87'
Oblak makes his first save of the game! Christian Noboa fires a shot at goal from the edge of the box but it is straight at Oblak and he comfortably punches clear.
85'
Another Atletico corner, the defenders come up but the ball in by Carrasco is poor and easily cleared by Rostov.
84'
Torres is completely unmarked in the box and Carrasco's corner seems to find him in plenty of space but the striker doesn't anticipate the ball reaching him and the chance goes away.
82'
Rostov have only had two good chances during the game so far, both of which they should've done better with. Especially the Azmoun chance in the first-half, but his shot was weak.
79'
There has been plenty of free-kicks during this game, many of which have gone in Atletico's favour in the attacking third, but they have failed to make any count.
77'
M. Doumbia enters the game and replaces D. Poloz.
Dmitriy Poloz is replaced by Moussa Doumbia for FC Rostov.
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75'
A. Prepeliță enters the game and replaces S. Azmoun.
First substitution for Rostov is made, with Sardar Azmoun coming off and is replaced by Andrei Prepeliță.
74'
As it stands Atletico will lead Group D with nine points out of nine, Bayern have six, with Rostov and PSV both with just one point.
72'
Atletico break quickly through Griezmann and then Torres, but his cross into the box is a poor one and the chance goes away.
70'
Juanfran gets yellow.
Juanfran goes into the book for a late challenge, that's both Atletico full-backs with yellow cards to their names now.
67'
Atletico have won both of their other Champions League games 1-0 this season and so far they are on track for another. Once again dominating possession in the hosts half.
64'
Rostov may be forced to play more attacking football now, in an attempt to get anything out of this game.
62'
Y. Carrasco has scored a goal for Atletico Madrid! Assist by Fernando Torres.
GOAL! Carrasco finally breaks the deadlock and Rostov's resistence is broken. Juanfran who has been excellent down the right, crosses into the box and the Rostov defence are unable to clear, allowing Carrasco to volley home from close range. There was no way he was going to miss that!
59'
Juanfran puts another dangerous cross into the box which met by the head of Torres, but his header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high and goes over the bar.
58'
Good play by Rostov on the counter-attack! Poloz and Azmoun link up well and have a decent chance to play the ball into the box but Atletico's defence recovers well to clear any danger.
57'
K. Gameiro enters the game and replaces Á. Correa.
The first substitution of the game is an Atletico one. Correa has been quiet in the second half and he is replaced by Kevin Gameiro.
54'
The atmosphere is electric here at the Olimp-2 stadium, as the Rostov supporters urge their team to get forward.
52'
Free-kick in a dangerous position for Atletico is fired straight at the hosts wall and Rostov clear their lines. However it isn't long before the Spanish side are once again in possession and mounting an attack.
51'
Juanfran and Felipe Luis have provided a constant attacking threat down the flanks during the game and are able to push far forward because of Rostov's defensive formation.
49'
The other game in Group D between Bayern and PSV is now 2-1 in favour of the German giants.
48'
The second half has started just as the previous 45 minutes ended, with Atletico dominating possesion.
46'
We're back underway...
45' +1
That's the half-time whistle. Level at the break between Rostov and Atletico Madrid.
45'
One minute of added time will be played here in Russia.
43'
It's all Atletico in the hosts half of the pitch as the clock ticks down at the end of the first-half.
40'
Correa ttries another shot at goal but his right footed attempt from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner, after good link up play with Griezmann.
39'
Griezmann has had a quiet game so far, the Frenchman has seen plenty of the ball but has failed to produce any real moments of magic in an attacking sense.
38'
The Russian side will be very happy with their opening 45 minutes, they have defended well and have limited the amount of chances that Atletico have had, along with creating a very good opportunity of their own.
35'
A few bad decisions tonight by Atletico players in the final third have seen good chances to score go to waste. Carrasco and Correa look lively and are trying to get shots away at goal whenever they can.
32'
If Rostov are to score tonight, one player to look out for Dmitriy Poloz, who has netted seven goals so far this season, including four in the Champions League.
30'
Atletico are enjoying the majority of the ball in the final third but Rostov's defensive formation is making it hard for the visitors to break them down and create any clear-cut chances.
28'
M. Mevlja gets yellow.
First Rostov player to go into the book is Miha Mevlja.
Carrasco volleys high and wide of the Rostov goal after a long ball up field finds Torres who lays the ball off for the Belgian.
25'
Fernando Torres fires a fizzing shot from the right, which the Rostov keeper has to be alert to as it goes narrowly over the bar, after being played through by Juanfran.
23'
Atletico chance! Felipe Luis plays a teasing ball into the six-yard box which Correa is unable to slot home. Under-pressure from Rostov defenders the forward fires the ball high over the goal.
21'
That chance for Rostov has really lifted the crowd, the previous 20 minutes had been dominated by Atletico.
19'
Rostov chance! Azmoun has a great opportunity to open up the scoring for the hosts. They work it well down the left through Poloz and he passes to Azmoun on the edge of the box but he scuffs his shot at goal and it is an easy save for Oblak to make. That was a great chance for the hosts to score and one the may rue later.
16'
Atletico are by far the better team so far, they are dominating possession and look dangerous every time they go forward. However Rostov's five man back line are holding out so far.
15'
The other game in Group D is between Bayern Munich and PSV. The German giants have just taken the lead through Thomas Muller.
13'
Carrasco takes free-kick in a dangerous position from the edge of the box. He gets his shot over the wall but it doesn't have enough dip and goes harmlessly over the bar.
11'
Good save by Dzhanaev to deny Carrasco once again. The Rostov defence the only partly clear the ball and Atletico are once again attacking the hosts goal.
9'
Atletico are starting to move through the gears now. Good link up play from Gabi, Koke and Juanfran sees the right-back skip past defenders to get into the box, but his final touch lets him down and Rostov have a goal-kick.
7'
The atmosphere is electric here in Russia. Supporters were eager to catch a glimpse of some of Atletico's superstar players ahead of kick-off.
6'
Rostov are starting to get a foothold in the game and are currently in possession in the Atletico half, but are unable to put any serious pressure on the visitors goal.
4'
Filipe Luís gets yellow.
Filipe Luis receives the first yellow card of the game for a studs up challenge.
3'
The Spanish side unbeaten in four previous visits to Russia, winning two and drawing two.
1'
Bright start by Atletico and they have a free-kick in a dangerous position. Carrasco takes and it should've been an easy save for the Rostov keeper but he pushes it straight into the path of Ángel Correa who should've slotted home to give the visitors the lead, but he dragged his shot wide.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Champions League clash between FC Rostov and Atletico Madrid.
Atletico hope to extend their winning streak when they face Rostov in the Champions League tonight in Russia.
The Spanish giants have conceded just two goals in their last nine outings, which includes matches against Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Valencia. They kept a clean sheet in their 1-0 win over Bayern Munich, following on from their 1-0 win over PSV, to see them top of the pile in their group.
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They enter the game tonight in fine form having hammered Granada 7-1 on Saturday in La Liga. Yannick Carrasco bagged a hat trick in the victory, whilst Antoine Griezmann added a goal to take his tally to six goals for the season.
With Bayern and Atletico overwhelming favourites for qualification, Rostov face a tough task to beat PSV to finish third in the group.
Rostov will be quite happy with how their first ever Champions League campaign is going. They managed to see off the threat of Anderlecht and Ajax in the qualifiers for the group stages, including a 4-1 victory over Dutch giants Ajax. Their first group game saw them go up against Bayern Munich, which they lost 5-0, but they managed to earn their first ever Champions League point when they drew 2-2 with PSV.
ATLETICO MADRID (4-3-3): Oblak (GK), Juanfran, Godin, Savic, Felipe Luis; Gabi (C), Koke, Carrasco; Correa, Griezmann, Torres.
Rostov have won only two of their last seven games in all competitions, losing four times and leaving them fifth in the Russian Premier League after ten games. Along with failing to score in three of their last seven games.
Kick off is just over five minutes away here at the Olimp-2 stadium.
The teams are out and the anthem is being played. Kick off is imminent here in Russia as FC Rostov take on Atletico Madrid.
We're underway! Atletico get the game started...
HALF-TIME: ROSTOV 0-0 ATLETICO
The visitors have unsurprisingly dominated possession of the ball and have had the better chances at goal, but Rostov have been strong defensively and deserve to go into the break level.
The players are back out here in Russia and the second-half is moments away...
FULL-TIME: ROSTOV 0-1 ATLETICO MADRID
Yannick Carrasco volleys home the only goal of the game in the second half to send Atletico away with all three points and they top Group D.
That's all from us tonight. Enjoy the rest of your evening.
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