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MADRID -- Bayern Munichs struggles in Spain continued on Wednesday with a 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.Bayerns defeat at the Vicente Calderon Stadium after a first-half strike by midfielder Yannick Carrasco made it another frustrating night for the German champions against Spanish clubs.Bayerns last three trips to Spain had ended in elimination in the semifinals of the Champions League -- against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico last season. The German club failed to score on all three occasions.The win sent Atletico clear at the top of Group D with six points from two matches. Bayern stayed on three points. Rostov and PSV Eindhoven, which drew 2-2 in Russia, have one point each.I liked everything about the team tonight, Atletico coach Diego Simeone said. The team knew how to pressure, how to defend, how to play on counterattack. When we had to suffer we did. We were intense for the 90 minutes against a very hard side and this is one of the best achievements since Ive been here at Atletico Madrid.Carrasco scored Atleticos winner in the 35th minute with a well-placed low shot from just outside the area, with the ball hitting the far post before going into the net.I was lucky that it struck the post and went in, Carrasco said. Last season, it always hit the post and went out, today it gladly went in.Atletico was in control during most of the match, and Antoine Griezmann, who set up Carrascos great run through the Bayern defense, missed an 84th-minute penalty kick that could have made the victory easier.Bayern tried to apply some pressure in the second half but was unable to threaten much against Simeones perfectly set-up defense. Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak made few difficult saves throughout the match.It was a complicated match as we expected, but we couldve played better. We were too slow and that kept us from creating many chances, said Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti, who had won eight straight matches since taking over the German club. We have to move on. Its still early in the season and we can still win the group if we beat Atletico.Ancelotti was in charge of Real Madrid when it beat Atletico in the 2014 Champions League final. Atletico lost to Zinedine Zidanes Madrid in last seasons final.One of Bayerns best chances was a header by Robert Lewandowski that just missed in the 77th, and substitute Arjen Robben came close with a low shot in the 81st. That was just before Griezmann struck the crossbar from the spot after Filipe Luis was fouled by Arturo Vidal. Robben had Bayerns last chance with a weak header in injury time.Atletico showed a killer instinct tonight, and we did not, Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said. We will have another chance to beat them in Munich.Unbeaten this season, Atletico has won 26 of its last 31 European matches at the Vicente Calderon, losing only twice.Atletico was without midfielder Augusto Fernandez, who tore a right-knee ligament in the Spanish league on Sunday, while Bayern was missing Brazilian forward Douglas Costa because of a hamstring injury.In the next round, Atletico plays at Rostov, while Bayern hosts PSV.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/tales-azzoni Authentic Custom Titans Jersey . LOUIS -- Alexander Steen scored a power-play goal with 59. Custom Titans T-shirts .7 million, one-year contract, a raise of $2.2 million. Wieters had asked for $8.75 million and the Orioles had offered $6. http://www.customtitansjersey.com/ . Louis. To which I would say two things: 1. Where there is smoke, there is or perhaps has been a little fire. 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In October, linebacker John Patterson fractured his C6 vertebra -- a potentially devastating injury that he walked away from.Wofford had to turn to its fifth-string quarterback because of injuries and still managed to beat undefeated Citadel, 17-3, last week and reach the FCS quarterfinals.Its kind of awesome just to see the way the guys are still playing, Ayers said. Conducting business on a daily basis.The Terriers (10-3) continue their playoff trek Saturday at Youngstown State (10-3) with a national semifinals spot at stake.Wofford had been a power in the Southern Conference, winning four league titles and reaching the NCAA playoffs six times between 2003 and 2012. But the Terriers went 17-16 the past three seasons and appeared a program in decline entering the year.The personnel losses began in the summer when starting quarterback, senior Evan Jacks, tore an ACL in the first scrimmage of fall camp.The most frightening incident came in the opener at Tennessee Tech when Roach went into cardiac arrest and collapsed on the bench early in the third quarter. He was unconscious, stopped breathing for 45 seconds and rushed to Cookeville Regional Medical Center where he was alert and responsive. Roach was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a thickening of the heart walls that make it harder to pump blood, and had a procedure to place an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. He returned to campus two days later.The shocked Terriers, who did not learn their teammates status until after the game, scored three touchdowns in the second half for a 21-7 victory.We didnt know what to do, Wofford fullback Lorenzo Long said. Hes not breathing. You could feel the shock through the whole stadium. But we knew we had to continue the game, win it for Roach.That began a series of win aanyway moments for the Terriers.ddddddddddddBackup quarterback Brad Butler started the first four games until he tore an ACL against East Tennessee on Sept. 24.Pattersons season-ending neck injury occurred in a loss to the Citadel on Oct. 22. The linebacker got up after a hit and walked to the sidelines looking like he hurt his shoulder. Moments later, he was carted to the locker room and later to the hospital. He had surgery the next day to fuse several vertebrae.Team orthopedist Stephen Kana said after the surgery that he could not believe Patterson had walked off the field.But the following Monday, Patterson, wearing a neck brace, was walking around with teammates.Senior safety Jaleel Green said Pattersons loss was difficult to take after losing Roach.To see him carted off to the locker room was hard, Green said. Were just a team of adversity. You get used to it happening, I guess.The lineup changes continued into the playoffs.Junior quarterback Brandon Goodson left last weeks game with a sprained ankle, the Terriers had to go to fifth-string freshman Joseph Newman because David Howerton, fourth on the depth chart, was recuperating from donating bone marrow several weeks earlier.If Newman gets hurt at Youngstown State, Wofford will have to turn to running back Nick Colvin, although he hasnt played quarterback since high school.Roach and Patterson are at practice each day, supporting teammates and cheering on Woffords playoff run. Roachs football career is over while Patterson hopes to return next season.Ayers is the schools all-time winningest coach with 197 victories in 29 seasons. Hes grateful both Roach and Patterson were not more severely injured. Hes also amazed at his teams resiliency to keep achieving despite obstacles.Sometimes, I think, `Golly, will these kids ever break? Ayers said. Its just a special group with a special bond, doing things nobody thought we could do.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '