Manchester United vs Atalanta

UEFA Champions League - Group Stage 20 Oct 2021, 19:00
Manchester United
Manchester United
3–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Atalanta
Atalanta
🏟 Old Trafford (Manchester) 👤 S. Marciniak Round 3

Match report

Manchester United edged past Atalanta 3-2 in the UEFA Champions League - Group Stage on 20 October 2021. It was 0-2 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Manchester United had 22 shots to Atalanta's 13.

The match was played at Old Trafford (Manchester), with S. Marciniak in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 22 - 13 On target 9 - 6 Corners 8 - 5 Fouls 10 - 12 Yellow cards 7
9
Player of the match
Bruno Fernandes
Manchester United · 1 assist
8 Cristiano Ronaldo 1 goal
8 Merih Demiral 1 goal
7 Harry Maguire 1 goal
7 Marcus Rashford 1 goal
First half vs second half
Manchester United stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 9 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–5 13–8
Shots On Goal 2–3 7–3
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 3–1 5–4
Attacks 76–46 58–44
Match statistics
21 Throw In 25
13 Free Kick 13
8 Goal Kick 9
4 Substitution 5
134 Attacks 90
55 Dangerous Attacks 50
9 On Target 6
13 Off Target 6
22 Shots Total 13
9 Shots On Goal 6
9 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 4
15 Shots Inside Box 6
7 Shots Outside Box 7
10 Fouls 12
8 Corners 5
3 Offsides 1
56% Ball Possession 44%
3 Yellow Cards 4
4 Saves 6
554 Passes Total 434
465 Passes Accurate 343
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester United · 4-2-3-1
1 D. Gea
29 A. Wan-Bissaka 2 V. Lindelöf 5 H. Maguire 23 L. Shaw
39 S. McTominay 17 Fred
11 M. Greenwood 18 B. Fernandes 10 M. Rashford
7 C. Ronaldo
Atalanta · 3-4-1-2
1 J. Musso
15 M. Roon 28 M. Demiral 6 J. Palomino
77 D. Zappacosta 7 T. Koopmeiners 11 R. Freuler 3 J. Mæhle
88 M. Pasalic
72 J. Ilicic 9 L. Muriel
Manchester United
Coach
O. Solskjær
Substitutes
  • 26 Dean Henderson
  • 20 Diogo Dalot
  • 27 Alex Telles
  • 3 Eric Bailly
  • 6 Paul Pogba
  • 8 Juan Mata
  • 25 Jadon Sancho
  • 14 Jesse Lingard
  • 31 Nemanja Matic
  • 34 Donny van de Beek
  • 36 Anthony Elanga
  • 21 Edinson Cavani
Atalanta
Coach
G. Gasperini
Substitutes
  • 31 Francesco Rossi
  • 57 Marco Sportiello
  • 66 Matteo Lovato
  • 13 Giuseppe Pezzella
  • 42 Giorgio Scalvini
  • 59 Aleksei Miranchuk
  • 18 Ruslan Malinovskyi
  • 91 Duván Zapata
  • 99 Roberto Piccoli
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Lovato ↓ M. Demiral Atalanta
  • 56' ↑ D. Zapata ↓ L. Muriel Atalanta
  • 66' ↑ P. Pogba ↓ S. McTominay Manchester United
  • 67' ↑ E. Cavani ↓ M. Rashford Manchester United
  • 68' ↑ A. Miranchuk ↓ J. Iličić Atalanta
  • 68' ↑ R. Malinovskyi ↓ M. Pašalić Atalanta
  • 73' ↑ J. Sancho ↓ M. Greenwood Manchester United
  • 80' ↑ G. Pezzella ↓ T. Koopmeiners Atalanta
  • 88' ↑ N. Matić ↓ Fred Manchester United
Cards
  • 55' M. Lovato Atalanta
  • 57' M. Pasalic Atalanta
  • 57' M. De Roon Atalanta
  • 64' L. Shaw Manchester United
  • 80' J. L. Palomino Atalanta
  • 90+3' N. Matic Manchester United
  • 90+5' E. Cavani Manchester United
Head-to-head
Manchester United 1 1 draws 0 Atalanta
2021-11-02 Atalanta vs Manchester United 2 - 2
2021-10-20 Manchester United vs Atalanta 3 - 2
Recent form
Manchester United W D D D D
Atalanta D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Manchester United vs Atalanta?
Manchester United won 3-2 against Atalanta on 20 October 2021.
Who won Manchester United vs Atalanta?
Manchester United won the match 3-2.
Where was Manchester United vs Atalanta played?
The match was played at Old Trafford (Manchester).
Who had more possession in Manchester United vs Atalanta?
Manchester United had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.