UEFA Champions League

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

  • 53': Marcus Rashford
  • 75': Harry Maguire
  • 81': Cristiano Ronaldo
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3 - 2
  • 15': Mario Pasalic
  • 28': Merih Demiral

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

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 72,279

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 David de Gea (GK)
5 Harry Maguire
2 Victor Lindelöf
23 Luke Shaw Yellow Card
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
18 Bruno Fernandes
17 Fred
39 Scott McTominay
7 Cristiano Ronaldo
10 Marcus Rashford
11 Mason Greenwood

ATA Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Juan Musso (GK)
28 Merih Demiral
6 José Palomino Yellow Card
15 Marten de Roon Yellow Card
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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