Manchester United FC vs Atalanta BC, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Manchester United FC vs Atalanta BC — Champions League at Old Trafford.
- Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Atalanta BC 8 games · 13 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
- Referee Szymon Marciniak
- Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
- Referee Marco Fritz
- Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
- Referee Tomasz Musial
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Oct Atalanta BC H 3–2 W 16 Oct Leicester City FC A 2–4 L 02 Oct Everton FC H 1–1 D 29 Sep Villarreal CF H 2–1 W 25 Sep Aston Villa FC H 0–1 L 19 Sep West Ham United FC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Oct Manchester United FC A 2–3 L 17 Oct Empoli FC A 4–1 W 03 Oct AC Milan H 2–3 L 29 Sep BSC Young Boys H 1–0 W 25 Sep FC Internazionale Milano A 2–2 D 21 Sep US Sassuolo Calcio H 2–1 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Atalanta BC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Manchester United FC is hosting Atalanta BC for another epic battle.
- 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marten de Roon made 513 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' What a strike from Mario Pasalic! The score is 0-1.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atalanta BC that had 513 games and scored 587 goals.
- 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 29' What a strike from Merih Demiral! The score is 0-2.
- 34' The travelling Atalanta BC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 39' Manchester United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 44' Atalanta BC is showing some good football. However, Atalanta BC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 46' The Atalanta BC manager makes a substitution. Merih Demiral departs to be replaced by Matteo Lovato.
- 51' It’s high time Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 53' GOAL! Marcus Rashford scores on 53. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes
- 55' The referee calls foul for Matteo Lovato. He receives a Yellow card.
- 56' Atalanta BC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Duvan Zapata is hanging Luis Muriel on the field on 56 minute.
- 57' Mario Pasalic is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
- 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 64' The referee calls foul for Luke Shaw. He receives a Yellow card.
- 67' Manchester United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Paul Pogba is hanging Scott McTominay on the field on 67 minute.
- 68' Atalanta BC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aleksei Miranchuk is hanging Josip Ilicic on the field on 68 minute.
- 73' The whistle greets Mason Greenwood as he departs to be replaced by Jadon Sancho.
- 75' Goal! Harry Maguire scores his 25 goal in 345 matches.
- 80' Jose Luis Palomino was booked on 80.
- 81' Another substitution for Atalanta BC to replace Teun Koopmeiners by Giuseppe Pezzella on 81 minute.
- 81' GOAL! Cristiano Ronaldo scores on 81. Assisted by Luke Shaw
- 82' What a strike from Cristiano Ronaldo! The score is 4-2.
- 87' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 88' Nemanja Matic is replacing Fred for the Manchester United FC side.
- 90' Nemanja Matic was booked on 90.
- Full Time. Manchester United FC beats Atalanta BC
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Lineups
Manchester United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 29
- 1
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17
Fred ↓ Nemanja Matic 88'
- 10
- 2
- 23
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39
Scott McTominay ↓ Paul Pogba 67'
- 7
- 18
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11
Mason Greenwood ↓ Jadon Sancho 73'
Bench
- 14
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6
Paul Pogba ↑ 67'
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31
Nemanja Matic ↑ 88'
- 3
- 8
- 20
- 26
- 34
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21
Edinson Cavani ↑ 67'
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25
Jadon Sancho ↑ 73'
- 27
- 36
Coach Ole Gunnar SolskjaerAtalanta BC Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 77
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9
Luis Muriel ↓ Duvan Zapata 56'
- 6
- 11
- 72
- 15
- 88
- 1
- 3
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28
Merih Demiral ↓ Matteo Lovato 46'
Bench
- 31
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91
Duvan Zapata ↑ 56'
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13
Giuseppe Pezzella ↑ 81'
- 57
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59
Aleksei Miranchuk ↑ 68'
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18
Ruslan Malinovskyi ↑ 68'
- 99
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66
Matteo Lovato ↑ 46'
- 42
Coach Gian Piero Gasperini -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Cristiano Ronaldo 4 Marcus Rashford 2 Duvan Zapata 2 Harry Maguire 1 Mario Pasalic 1 Merih Demiral 1 Josip Ilicic 1 Head to Head
Manchester United FC Form
2021-10-20 Manchester United FC 3–2 Atalanta BC W 2021-10-16 Leicester City FC 4–2 Manchester United FC L 2021-10-02 Manchester United FC 1–1 Everton FC D 2021-09-29 Manchester United FC 2–1 Villarreal CF W 2021-09-25 Manchester United FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC L 2021-09-19 West Ham United FC 1–2 Manchester United FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.85 Manchester United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.58 Atalanta BC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.43Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 65% 35% ± 3.5 44% 56% ± 4.5 26% 74% Double Chance
Manchester United FC or Draw 70%Draw or Atalanta BC 54%Manchester United FC or Atalanta BC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Atalanta BC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.3%2 – 1 8.5%1 – 2 7.2%2 – 2 6.6%2 – 0 5.6%1 – 0 5.4%3 – 1 5.2%0 – 0 4.7%0 – 1 4.5%3 – 2 Actual0 – 2 4.1%1 – 3 3.8%Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC
Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Atalanta BC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 13% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 19% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 16% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Atalanta BC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

