Man United vs Atalanta 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
3 - 2
Cristiano Ronaldo scores late as Man United rally to dramatic win over Atalanta in Champions League
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late goal as Manchester United mounted a second-half rally to beat Atalanta 3-2 in Champions League group-stage action.
Match Commentary
- 15': Goal! Manchester United 0, Atalanta 1. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
- 28': Goal! Manchester United 0, Atalanta 2. Merih Demiral (Atalanta) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Lovato replaces Merih Demiral because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Atalanta 2.
- 53': Goal! Manchester United 1, Atalanta 2. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
- 55': Matteo Lovato (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Substitution, Atalanta. Duván Zapata replaces Luis Muriel.
- 57': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Manchester United. Paul Pogba replaces Scott McTominay.
- 67': Substitution, Manchester United. Edinson Cavani replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 68': Substitution, Atalanta. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Josip Ilicic.
- 68': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 73': Substitution, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho replaces Mason Greenwood.
- 75': Goal! Manchester United 2, Atalanta 2. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edinson Cavani with a headed pass following a corner.
- 80': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Atalanta. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Teun Koopmeiners.
- 81': Goal! Manchester United 3, Atalanta 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Fred because of an injury.
- 90'+3': Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 72,279
Statistics
 ATA |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 44.1 | Possession | 55.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 342 | Accurate Passes | 468 |
| 434 | Passes | 554 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 45 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 20 | Clearances | 10 |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 23 | Luke Shaw  |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 18 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 17 | Fred |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford |
| 11 | Mason Greenwood |
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 |
| 9 | Luis Muriel |
| 72 | Josip Ilicic |
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