Liverpool icon and 200-goal star: When Atletico faced Brighton in pre-season friendly
Eight years ago to the day, Brighton faced Atletico Madrid in a pre-season friendly.
06.08.25, 08:00 Updated 22.05.26, 14:48 6 Minute Read
Charlie Parker-Turner
Eight years ago, Brighton were preparing for their first season in the Premier League. The Seagulls’ pre-season featured games against Dusseldorf, Crawley, Southend, Norwich, and Girona. But on this day in 2017, they wrapped up their preparations with a marquee home friendly against Spanish and European giants Atletico Madrid.
Brighton were impressive in the first half against the Red and Whites, but a mistake from Australia’s Maty Ryan saw Nicolas Gaitan’s long-range effort creep underneath him to put his side 1-0 on the stroke of half-time. The Albion continued to hold their own in the second half and on the hour mark new signing Pascal Gross caught out Jan Oblak with a smart free kick that snuck into the bottom corner.
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