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56% Ball Possession MANCHESTER UNITED and 44% Ball Possession ATALANTA
Manchester United 3 – 2 Atalanta 
53′ Marcus Rashford 15′ Mario Pašalić
75′ Harry Maguire 29′ Merih Demiral
82′ Cristiano Ronaldo
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A sour day for Atalanta after leading 0-2 to lose with a 3-2 the UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Group F, Matchday 3 game against Manchester United on Wednesday 20 October 2021 at the Old Trafford in Manchester, England. The hero is Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the winner goal in the 82nd minute. This is the first time Manchester United and Atalanta are playing in any competition. Manchester United have played previously against Fiorentina, Inter, Juventus, Lazio, Milan and Roma.
| uefa champions league group stage standing |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Goal difference |
Points |
| Manchester United |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
| Villarreal |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
| Atalanta |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
| Young Boys |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
3 |
Atalanta opening the score in the 15th minute. It is Mario Pašalić to defeat Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea from very close range with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Davide Zappacosta. Manchester United failing to keep a clean sheet in 12 consecutive home games in all competitions, their longest such run since February 1964 (13).
Incredible… Atalanta rocking big time at the “Theater of Dreams”. In the 29th minute, there it is the goal by Merih Demiral from very close range with a headed shot to the center. The assist is by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner conceded by Scott McTominay. This is Demiral first goal for Atalanta!!!! Double celebration!
Manchester United shortening the distance in the 53rd minute for the 1-2. It is Marcus Rashford to defeat Atalanta goalkeeper Musso with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Bruno Fernandes.
Manchester United equalizing for the 2-2 in the 75th minute. It is Harry Maguire to score with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The headed assist is by Edinson Cavani with a following a corner conceded by Matteo Lovato.
Say what???!!!! Manchester United overturning the result in the 82nd minute. It is Portuguese forward (ex-Juventus) Cristiano Ronaldo to score a winner goal with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Luke Shaw with a cross following a corner conceded by José Luis Palomino.
✅ Atalanta have won three of their six European competition matches against English sides (1N, 2P), beating Everton twice in the 2017-18 Europa League and Liverpool, away in November 2020, in the Champions League.Manchester United have won six of their last seven Champions League home games against Italian sides, however losing the most recent, 0-1, to Juventus, in October 2018, under the management of José Mourinho.
Atalanta are one of two teams in the history of major UEFA European competitions to have played more than one away match against English sides and won more than half of those matches (67% – 2/3) – the other being the Berliner FC Dynamo, which also won two of the three games played (1P): against Nottingham Forest, holder of the European Cup, in 1979-80, and Aston Villa, in the Champions Cup of 1981-82, which he would then win the trophy that season. Atalanta have lost only one of their last seven Champions League away games (1-3 against Real Madrid in March), winning five and drawing the rest.
🏆👉Lineup Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Fred, McTominay; Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford; Cristiano Ronaldo.
🏆👉Lineup Atalanta (3-4-2-1) Musso; Demiral, De Roon, Palomoino; Zappacosta, Freuler, Koopmeiners, Maehle; Pasalic, Ilicic, Muriel.
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📺 Click the video to watch Manchester United 3 – 2 Atalanta highlights including all goals on Wednesday 20 October 2021.
Polish Referee Szymon Marciniak will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL) and Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL). The Fourth Official will be Tomasz Musial (POL). The VAR will be Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL) and the AVAR will be Marco Fritz (GER). The Referee Observer will be Jorn West Larsen (DEN).
Atalanta players arriving to Old Trafford
Photo via twitter.com/Atalanta_BC
2021 – 2022 UEFA Champions League
Group Stage – Group F, Matchday 3
Manchester United 3 – 2 Atalanta
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Old Trafford
Manchester, England
21:00
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Fourth Official: Tomasz Musial (POL)
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
AVAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
Referee Observer: Jorn West Larsen (DEN)
Goals: 15′ Mario Pašalić (A), 29′ Merih Demiral (A), 53′ Marcus Rashford (M), 75′ Harry Maguire (M), 82′ Cristiano Ronaldo (M)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
🏆👉Lineup Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Fred, McTominay; Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford; Cristiano Ronaldo.
Subs: Henderson, Bailly, Dalot, Telles, Pogba, Matic, Van de Beek, Mata, Lingard, Sancho, Cavani, Elanga.
Coach: Solskjaer.
🏆👉Lineup Atalanta (3-4-2-1) Musso; Demiral, De Roon, Palomoino; Zappacosta, Freuler, Koopmeiners, Maehle; Pasalic, Ilicic, Muriel.
Subs: Sportiello, Rossi, Lovato, Pezzella, Scalvini, Miranchuk, Piccoli, Zapata, Malinovskiy.
Coach: Gasperini.
