UEFA Champions League

Atalanta vs Man United 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 12': Josip Ilicic
  • 56': Duván Zapata
FT
2 - 2
  • 45'+1': Cristiano Ronaldo
  • 90'+1': Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo saves Manchester United in the Champions League with dramatic late goal

Cristiano Ronaldo saved Manchester United in the Champions League again as his stoppage time goal earned them a 2-2 draw away to Atalanta.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 12': Goal! Atalanta 1, Manchester United 0. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
  • 38': Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Greenwood replaces Raphaël Varane because of an injury.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Atalanta 1, Manchester United 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Berat Djimsiti replaces Mario Pasalic.
  • 51': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Goal! Atalanta 2, Manchester United 1. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Luis Palomino with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 69': Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Paul Pogba.
  • 69': Substitution, Manchester United. Edinson Cavani replaces Marcus Rashford.
  • 71': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Josip Ilicic.
  • 87': Substitution, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho replaces Scott McTominay.
  • 87': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Atalanta 2, Manchester United 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Greenwood.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 14,443

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 2
52.8 Possession 47.2
13 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
468 Accurate Passes 418
566 Passes 503
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 66
32 Accurate Long Balls 43
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
6 Blocked Shots 4
14 Effective Tackles 9
19 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 17
10 Effective Clearances 11
10 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

ATA Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Juan Musso (GK)
28 Merih Demiral
6 José Palomino
15 Marten de Roon
11 Remo Freuler
7 Teun Koopmeiners
88 Mario Pasalic
3 Joakim Maehle
77 Davide Zappacosta
91 Duván Zapata
72 Josip Ilicic

MAN Manchester United (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 David de Gea (GK)
19 Raphaël Varane
5 Harry Maguire
3 Eric Bailly
39 Scott McTominay Yellow Card
6 Paul Pogba
23 Luke Shaw
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
7 Cristiano Ronaldo
10 Marcus Rashford
18 Bruno Fernandes

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