Atletico Madrid 2-0 Manchester United: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 2

Atletico Madrid

2 : 0

Manchester United

Pablo Barrios Rivas1'
Ademola Lookman79'

Riyadh Air MetropolitanoGlenn NybergCapacity 70,460Tue, 13 Oct 202621:00

Atletico Madrid4-4-2

Line ups

4-2-3-1Manchester United Manchester United crest

Assistant

Nelson Vivas

Assistant

Nelson Vivas

Substitutions

60'
88.5
P. Barrios
186.7
M. Pubill
61'
76.6
Lee Kang-In
156.3
J. David
71'
107.3A
A. Baena
117.3
A. Lookman
71'
196.3
J. Alvarez
236.6
M. Hjulmand
88'
206.2
G. Simeone
246.6
R. Le Normand

Unused

Substitutions

66'
186.3
Y. Tielemans
116.5
J. Zirkzee
66'
206.9
C. Baleba
77.3
M. Mount
66'
95.6
M. Rashford
166.6
A. Diallo
80'
266.7
A. Heaven
56.9
H. Maguire
80'
86.3
B. Fernandes
106.9
M. Cunha

Unused

Home

Koke
Personal Reasons
Out

Away

P. Dorgu
Hamstring Injury
Out
T. Heaton
Abdominal strain
Out
K. Mainoo
Injury
Out
N. Mazraoui
Injury
Out
B. Sesko
Leg Injury
Out
L. Shaw
Injury
Out
M. Ugarte
Knee Injury
Out

Player of the match

Pablo Barrios Rivas

Midfielder · Atletico Madrid

8.5

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes53

Key passes2

Pass accuracy94%

Defending

Tackles1

Interceptions1

Duels won2 · 67%

Fouls won/made1 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Jan OblakG	4	0	0,77	+0,77	28/36	1/8
Senne LammensG	3	2	2,33	+0,33	15/24	2/11

Live stats

Possession & Passing

58%Possession42%

582Total passes375

88%Pass accuracy83%

2Corners5

Attack

10Shots9

4On target4

5Off target3

1Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

6Shots in box6

5Shots out box3

1.8xG1.0

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves2

1Offsides1

11Fouls13

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,33xG0,68

6Shots4

2On target2

0Big chances3

7Touches in box5

66%Possession34%

1Corners2

Second half

1,09xG0,30

5Shots5

3On target2

2Big chances1

10Touches in box7

49%Possession51%

1Corners3

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Atletico Madrid

1.7511658%

94% open play6% set piece

Manchester United

0.979642%

94% open play6% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

20 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Atletico Madrid1,75 xG · 2 scored

Manchester United0,97 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Atletico Madrid22

Open play 19Foul won 2Rebound 1

Manchester United18

Open play 14Set piece 2Dribble 1Rebound 1

Momentum

16 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Atletico Madrid57% pressure

Manchester United43% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-0

100%Draw 0%0%

1.75xG0.97

11Shots9

6On target6

Momentum

90' Saved Harry Maguire 0.02 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

11 v 9

Atletico Madrid shoot right, Manchester United left. Bigger dot = better chance.

AMAtletico MadridMUManchester Unitedgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

12 on target · 2 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Atletico MadridManchester Unitedgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Atletico MadridDefensive line 40%

Manchester UnitedDefensive line 40%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Atletico MadridUntil 60'

Most-connected pair: Hancko and Grimaldo, 34 passes between them.

Manchester UnitedUntil 66'

Most-connected pairs: Yoro and Santos; Yoro and Dalot. 16 passes each.

Tactical battle

54control46

Alejandro Grimaldo

3 touches in box

In possession

49,2%Field tilt50,8%

7Passes into box6

28Progressive passes14

8Carries into final third10

7Chances created8

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

11,61Press intensity (PPDA)14,86

7High turnovers12

11Regains within 5s14

21,4sBall recovery time30,8s

22Interceptions19

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

105Carries143

1123mCarry distance1491m

14Progressive carries11

746mProgressive carry distance849m

4Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

3Take-ons won9

13Take-ons attempted18

608mProgressive pass distance255m

3Through balls4

7Switches of play2

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,68Expected threat (xT)0,49

2,64Action value (VAEP)0,35

22Shot-creating actions18

4Goal-creating actions0

0,73Expected assisted goals0,89

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

5,1Passes per attack5,0

15,3sAttack duration14,1s

1,87 m/sAttack directness1,93 m/s

3Build-up attacks3

7Direct attacks5

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

17Touches in box11

68Final third entries47

2Big chances4

2,33xG on target0,77

1Big chances missed4

Passing

1/5 (20%)Crosses1/12 (8%)

31/53 (58%)Long balls10/31 (32%)

16Throw-ins8

13Free kicks11

4Goal kicks4

Duels

36Total64

21/61 (34%)Ground40/61 (66%)

4/9 (44%)Aerial5/9 (56%)

3/13 (23%)Dribbles9/14 (64%)

11Dispossessed0

Defending

47Recoveries47

13Interceptions7

5Tackles21

60%Tackles won48%

10Clearances13

1Big chances scored0

2Big saves0

1Errors led to shot0

1Fouled in final third0

7,01Average rating6,73

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Atletico MadridshootallowManchester United

6.8%+1.6Six-yard box8.6%

64.5%+3.5Penalty area59.7%

20.5%-4.8Edge of the box+1.726.4%

8.2%Long range5.4%

498 shots taken · 444 faced

Manchester UnitedshootallowAtletico Madrid

6.7%-1.7Six-yard box5.4%

60.9%Penalty area-3.857.3%

25.6%Edge of the box+2.727.9%

6.9%Long range9.4%

598 shots taken · 445 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United 2-0 at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in the UEFA Champions League. Atletico Madrid led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: Pablo Barrios Rivas (1'), Ademola Lookman (79') for Atletico Madrid. Manchester United finished with ten men after Leny Yoro was sent off. In their last 6 meetings, Atletico Madrid have won 4, Manchester United 1, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.