MADRID - Antoine Griezmann scored a goal in each half as Atletico Madrid comfortably defeated Galatasaray 2-0 on Wednesday to advance to the knockout stage of the Champions League for the third straight season.

Griezmann scored in the 13th and 65th minutes at the Vicente Calderon Stadium, both times set up by Atletico captain Gabi. The Frenchman opened the scoring with a header and sealed the victory with a shot from close range.

All four of Griezmann's goals in this season's Champions League have come against Galatasaray.

Replays showed that he appeared to be offside when he scored his second goal on Wednesday.

Atletico has 10 points from five matches in Group C, while its Turkish opponents were eliminated with four points.

"We knew that this was a difficult and decisive game and I think we played well," said Gabi.

Benfica also moved to 10 points after a 2-2 draw at FC Astana, which remained last with three points.

Atletico has the group lead on goal difference, and will fight Benfica for first place when the teams meet in Portugal on Dec. 8.

"It was vital to win but we still have another game left which we need to win to go top," Griezmann said. "And that's our objective. We're going to Portugal to try and win the group."

The eight group winners get to avoid each other in the draw for the round of 16.

It was the third group-stage win for Atletico, which came into the match needing only a draw to reach the next round for the third consecutive year. Galatasaray has only one win and needed a victory on Wednesday to remain with any chances of advancing.

"Games are played with a totally different tempo in the Champions League," Galatasaray interim coach Claudio Taffarel said. "That difference was decisive. If you want to achieve something in the Champions League, you need to increase your tempo."

Atletico was in control for most of the match and the Turkish side couldn't threaten much despite the presence of Wesley Sneijder and Lukas Podolski.

"We played against a very tough opponent," Galatasaray goalkeeper Fernando Muslera said. "We couldn't show the performance we desired. Atletico played well as a team, did well collectively and didn't leave much room for us to operate."

Atletico striker Fernando Torres failed again in his attempt to score his 100th goal with the Spanish team.

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