Noboa has the chance to notch a late equaliser from a free-kick, but sends his strike from 25 yards over the bar and into the stands. That brings an end to the contest.
90' +3
A. Griezmann has scored a goal for Atletico Madrid!
GOAL!!!! Griezmann scores right at the death in almost identical fashion to his opener to hand his team their second lead of the match. The Frenchman latches on to a ball over the top and lofts his volley over Dzhanaev. The visitors think the goal is disallowed but referee Craig Thomson correctly spots that the ball struck Gatcan's head rather than Torres' before reaching Griezmann and awards the goal.
90' +2
Atletico pile men forward for another cross into the box and Godin heads on into a dangerous area that forces Dzhanaev to punch it away, but the offside flag is up anyway against Gameiro.
90' +1
CHANCE! Atletico work the ball over to the right flank and Vrsaljko shoots with power towards the bottom corner, but his effort goes agonisingly past the post.
90'
There will be four minutes of added time.
89'
CHANCE! Koke lifts an inviting cross for Savic to attack, but he can only make glancing contact to allow Dzhanaev to make a comfortable save.
88'
Gameiro is caught late by Gatcan and the referee awards a free-kick in a good position for the home side to send bodies forward.
87'
Correa flies into a challenge with Prepelita and the visitors are able to take more time off the clock as they have a free-kick deep in their territory.
85'
Noboa is caught by Gabi late on the flank and wins a free-kick. His theatrics after the challenge are poor as the Atletico captain brushes his head and the midfielder goes down and rolls several times on the deck clutching his face. Poor sportsmanship from the Rostov man.
83'
Filipe Luís gets yellow.
Filipe Luis goes into the book for a poor challenge, handing the visitors a set-piece in a dangerous position on the right.
SHOT! Rostov take their free-kick short and Noboa drives towards the edge of the box and shoots at the target, only to send his effort over the bar.
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82'
S. Dzhanaev gets yellow.
Dzhanaev is booked for timewasting at a goal-kick.
81'
CHANCE! Gameiro plays a neat one-two with Torres on the edge of the box before striking at goal. However, his shot is tame and is saved very comfortably by Dzhanaev.
80'
Vrsaljko puts a super cross into the box as it travels right across the face of goal, but none of Atletico's three forward attempt to attack it in the air before it's cleared behind for a corner.
79'
Á. Correa enters the game and replaces Y. Carrasco.
Carrasco makes way for Correa with 11 minutes remaining.
78'
SHOT! On cue Griezmann turns on the edge of the box and curls an effort towards goal, but its straight down Dzhanaev's throat as he makes the save.
77'
Atletico have dominated the game in terms of possession in the second half, but have barely tested Dzhanaev. Griezmann has struggled to see the ball in dangerous area of the field.
75'
Doumbia has space to run at Savic, but he opts to go for an ambitious pass and loses possession. For all of Atletico's dominance they could be vulnerable against the counter.
73'
D. Terentyev enters the game and replaces T. Kalachev.
Kalachev is forced from the pitch with an injury and is replaced by Terentjev.
72'
Filipe Luis has space and time to pick out a cross on the left, but it's another easy claim for Dzhanaev at his near post.
70'
M. Doumbia enters the game and replaces S. Azmoun.
Rostov's goalscorer Azmoun makes way for Doumbia.
69'
Koke lifts the resulting free-kick into the box, but Dzhanaev comes through a crowd of players to claim with ease.
68'
A. Gaţcan gets yellow.
SHOT! Torres drifts into space on the right flank and he attempts to power the ball across the face of goal, but his effort is saved with ease by Dzhanaev.
Gatcan goes into the book for clipping Torres' heels.
67'
Griezmann and Carrasco both see shots blocked, but then Godin collects in the box. He claims he was held by Navas, but the referee is having none of it as Dzhanaev smothers the loose ball at his feet.
66'
Atletico are attempting to probe the Rostov backline, but the Russian side have been a solid force in front of their own goal in the second half thus far.
64'
Prepelita appeals to the referee as he goes down in the area, but his claims go unrewarded.
62'
Kalachev toes a tight line as he gives away a free-kick in a dangerous position, having already been booked earlier in the half.
WIDE! The first cross is cleared for a corner, but from that resulting set-piece Koke and Luis work the ball for a short corner to open up a shooting chance for the midfielder. However, he puts his strike just past the post, with Godin inches away from making contact at the back stick.
60'
Gameiro sends a cross to the back post for Torres, but the Spaniard fails to bring it down and sends the ball out for a goal-kick.
58'
S. Azmoun gets yellow.
K. Gameiro enters the game and replaces Saúl.
Azmoun catches Gabi late and heads into the book.
Saul makes way for Gameiro.
56'
Atletico try a paitient approach to pick apart the visitors, but the Russian outfit remain disciplined in their positional play to force the mistake from the hosts.
54'
Prepelita makes a good run down the right flank to win a throw-in for his team. Rostov will need that sort of play from their attacking men.
52'
SHOT! The balll is cleared from the corner, but only as far as Carrasco 25 yards from goal. He strikes a low effort that takes an awkward bounce before it reaches Dzhanaev, but the keeper makes the stop and smother at the second attempt.
51'
Torres twists and turns in the area and wins a corner for the home side. The Spaniard has enjoyed a bright start to the second period.
50'
It has been a fiesty start to the second half as the visitors have put in a few strong challenges. Some of which have not yielded free-kicks, much to the frustration of Atletico.
48'
CHANCE! Torres wins possession and fires a low strike towards the target, but Dzhanaev gets down well to smother the shot and make the save.
47'
BLOCK! Carrasco attempts to lift the ball over the wall, but his effort strikes one of the five yellow shirts and is cleared into the area.
46'
Koke gets yellow.
T. Kalachev gets yellow.
We're back underway in this Champions League clash.
Atletico send five men charging forward from the kick-off and Torres is able to win a free-kick on the edge of the box. A chance immediately for the home side to threaten.
Kalachev is booked for a scuffle with Koke after the free-kick was awarded.
Koke is booked for his part in the melee.
45' +3
A. Prepeliță enters the game and replaces A. Erokhin.
CHANCE! Scramble in the box as Atletico try to force the ball towards the net. Griezmann and Saul see their strikes blocked by the Rostov backline, while Kalachev makes another late intervention to stop Filipe Luis' effort at the back post.
The referee ends the first half.
Erokhin is forced to make way due to injury and Prepelita takes to the pitch.
45'
SAVE! Oblak makes a great save to keep the scores level to deny Gatcan diving low to his right to palm his volley away from goal. From the resulting free-kick Torres only half-cleared the danger and allowed the Rostov midfielder to run on and strike the ball, but the Atletico keeper was there to make the stop.
There will be three minutes of added time.
44'
D. Godín gets yellow.
Godin goes into the book for the challenge.
43'
Godin brings down Erokhin and both men go down with injury problems. The Atletico man appears to be suffering more than the Rostov midfielder and requires a head bandage to continue.
42'
CHANCE! Vrsaljko lifts a sublime ball into the box for Torres to attack and although he gets the better of Navas in the box, he fails to make sufficient contact to steer his effort into the net.
40'
Atletico are not happy with the referee as first he fails to award a free-kick on the edge of the box, and then Vrsaljko is caught inside the area. The official waves away both appeals, but the home side at least had a case for the first challenge.
38'
Torres attempts to raid down the right flank, but clatters into the figure of Kudryashov. Atletico want a free-kick, but the referee dismisses their claims. A little bit of frustation is shown of the face of the striker.
36'
CHANCE! Carrasco lifts the ball into the box from the right and Godin just gets the jump on his marker to head at goal, only to send his effort wide of the post.
34'
Atletico carve open the Rostov defence, but Griezman then Saul pass up against taking the shot on from the edge of the penalty area. Carrasco collects and takes a step inside on to his right foot, but the visitors' is now organised and makes the block.
33'
Griezmann opts against shooting on the edge of the box to slide a pass into Gabi's run, but he overhits the ball and hands the visitors a goal-kick.
32'
Simeone will be furious with his team to concede so quickly after taking the lead. They had to work ahead to forge their way in front, and now have to do it all over again.
30'
S. Azmoun has scored a goal for Rostov! Assist by D. Poloz.
Poloz does well to run at the Madrid defence before picking out Azmoun with a neat throughball.
GOAL!!!! Rostov are level through Azmoun! The Atletico defence parted allowing Poloz to send a throughball into the striker's feet. He held his composure in his one-on-one with Oblak to slot his effort into the net.
28'
A. Griezmann has scored a goal for Atletico Madrid!
Carrasco finally get his delivery right by lifting the ball towards the Frenchman with the aid of Azmoun's head.
GOAL!!!! Atletico take the lead as Griezmann acrobatically lifts the ball over Dzhanaev into the net after latching to Carrasco's cross inside the box. A great finish from the Frenchman, displaying his predatory instincts.
25'
Simeone is urging his side to pass the ball around the middle of the park rather than shooting from distance. Their final ball has been an issue so far tonight, with more patience required in the final third.
23'
It has been all Atletico over the last five minutes and Carrasco continues to see a lot of possession. However, he is wasteful once again by blasting his strike from distance over the bar. That effort didn't have a lot going for it.
21'
WIDE! Carrasco tries to find Griezmann again and curls a cross towards the penalty spot. It fails to find the Frenchman but drifts towards the back post and goes inches past the target, with Dzhanaev diving late to attempt to cover.
20'
Carrasco is in the action again as he latches on to Torres' flick on. With space and time in the inside left channel he fails to find Griezmann at the back post as Granat makes the intervention.
18'
CHANCE! Griezmann skips past two challenges to slide a throughball into Carrasco's feet. The Belgian only has Dzhanaev to beat, but at the last second Kalachev makes a great last-ditch challenge to prevent Carrasco's effort from finding the target.
16'
Carrasco wins a corner down the left, but then produces a poor cross from the flank which sails into Dzhanaev's grasp. Simeone does't look overly pleased with that effort from the Belgian.
15'
CHANCE! Azmoun causes problems in the Atletico backline and Savic's hurried clearance falls only as far as Noboa on the edge of the box. He strikes his volley with power, but it flies straight into the hands of Oblak.
13'
Noboa wastes a good opportunity to send a cross into the box. The Rostov midfielder had space and time to pick out a team-mate, but could only send his pass straight into the feet of Savic.
11'
Neat play down the left flank sends Filipe Luis on the gallop. The full-back sends a great cross towards the near post, but it just evades Saul's forward run and is cleared by the visitors.
10'
Rostov enjoy a period of possession in the home side's half to ease the pressure on their backline. They will their strikers to attempt to hold the ball as they're playing quite deep at the moment.
8'
Atletico keep the attack alive from Saul's slip and Griezmann tries an ambitious effort from distance, but blasts his strike over the bar.
7'
The home side keep the pressure on Rostov by winning a corner down the right flank. However, Saul slips at the vital moment when attempting to connect with the cross, spurning an opening.
6'
Atletico win the ball in the middle of the park through Koke, which allows Torres to send a throughball into the path of Carrasco. The Belgian takes a shot on first time from a tight angle, but can only send his effort over the bar.
4'
Koke lifts the ball towards the box and Torres almost makes contact to guide his effort past Dzhanaev, but Mevlja does just enough to prevent the striker from reaching with his outstretched leg.
2'
Rostov provide an early threat by winning a corner on the left, but Kudryashov's cross is cleared by the Atletico backline.
1'
We're underway in this Champions League clash.
Atletico know that they will secure a place in the next round of the competition with a victory this evening, having already three wins in the group stage. They can still advance with a draw or even a defeat should PSV Eindhoven fail to beat Bayern Munich in their clash at Philips Stadion.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Champions League Group D clash between Atletico Madrid and Rostov at the Vicente Calderon.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
Atletico have made three changes from their win over Malaga at the weekend. Sime Vrsaljko, Koke and Fernando Torres all come into the line-up, with Torres partnerning Antoine Griezmann in a two-man attack.
Rostov have made eight changes from their 1-0 defeat to Amkar Perm. Soslan Dzhanaev, Cesar Navas, Fedor Kudryashov, Timofey Kalachev, Christian Noboa, Aleksandar Gatcan, Aleksandar Erokhin and Dimitriy Poloz all come into the team tonight after missing out last week.
The players are making their way out on to the pitch so we should be underway shortly.
Rostov have taken only a point from their three matches thus far, leaving them with a huge challenge ahead of them to qualify for the next phase. They will need to avoid defeat at the minimum tonight to have any hope of advancing.
HALF-TIME: ATLETICO MADRID 1-1 ROSTOV
It's all square at the break in the Champions League clash between Atletico Madrid and Rostov at the Vicente Calderon. The home side took the lead in the 28th minute through Antoine Griezmann with a fine finish, but the visitors responded immediately as Sardar Azmoun slotted his effort past Jan Oblak.
Atletico have been far from their best in both ends of the pitch with their passing game struggling to click, while they have been vulnerable at times at the back. Rostov will be delighted with their efforts thus far and coach Ivan Daniliants will be desperate for them to continue in the same vein.
The players are back out on the pitch, so we should be underway shortly.
FULL-TIME: ATLETICO MADRID 2-1 ROSTOV
Drama late in the game at the Vicente Calderon as Antoine Griezmann's late goal hands Atletico Madrid their fourth win on the spin in the Champions League, and puts them through to the next stage of the competition. Diego Simeone's men were through anyway as PSV Eindhoven had lost to Bayern Munich, but the results keeps them on path to advance as Group D winners.
Atletico were far from their best this evening, while Rostov defended very well and will feel very unlucky to concede in the manner that they did. Their hopes of qualifying are over now, but they should take some pride at least from this display.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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