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Atletico Madrid defeated Nigeria 3 - 2 in a friendly match in Uyo 

The match was hosted by Gotv - And it served as a Torres last game for Atletico Madrid 

Nigerians from all works of life have taken to popular social media platform Twitter to react to the homebase Eagles 2 - 3 defeat to Spanish La Liga giants Atletico Madrid in Uyo. Arsenal loanee kelechi Nwakali sent the home fans to a frenzy as he took out an Atleti midfielder to blast a well taken strike into the back of the net in the 31st minutes. But Argentine attacker Angel Correa would have none of it as he got the equaliser for the visitors in three minutes after the opener. The match will will serve as Fernando Torres last official match for Atletico Madrid was hosted by leading pay TV in Nigeria GoTV. And Nigerians have taken to Twitter to react to the 2 - 3 fulltime scoreline

See some of their reactions below:

: READ ALSO: Chelsea propose Marco Asensio to Eden Hazard swap deal - report PAY ATTENTION: Become a member of the leading sports Facebook group 'Naija Football Fan Zone NAIJ.com previously reported that Spanish and current Europa League champions Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, May 22, defeated the Super Eagles of Nigeria 3-2 in a friendly encounter played in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. But the Spanish side had to come back from a goal down against Nigeria in front of their faithfuls thanks to the second half superb goal scored by Fernando Torres. Super Eagles started the match impressively as Samad Kadiri had a good chance to score after a glorious pass from Musa Muhamed, but he was unable to beat Atletico goalie Oblack. 

Full time: Super Eagles B - Atletico Madrid Kelechi Nwakali 32' Angel Correa 33' Fernando Torres 63' Usman Mohammed 80' Borja Garces 85' Thriller! Atletico Madrid are champions of inaugural #GOtvMAXCup.#NGAvATL #GOtvMAXCup #SoarSuperEagles 7:54 PM - May 22, 2018