
Atlético de Madrid achieves its first victory in the 2025-2026 Champions League thanks to goals from Pablo Barrios at 47 seconds and Ademola Lookman in the 78th minute, after a match in which Manchester United played with ten since the expulsion of Leny Yoro and Oblak made several key saves.
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Atlético de Madrid was looking for its first victory in the group stage of the 2025-2026 Champions League after a difficult league start for Manchester United, which came into the game after its worst start in the league since 1986.
The goals from Barrios and Lookman are enough to achieve the first victory in the Champions League
Atleti achieves its first victory of the season thanks to goals from Barrios and Lookman. The English team had to trail throughout the match as a result of Barrios' early goal, at 47 seconds. The visitors had several opportunities to tie, but the expulsion of Leny Yoro, French centre-back, made things even more complicated for the Red Devils, as Atleti's final score fell 2-0 shortly afterwards. The defeat leaves Michael Carrick very touched, highly questioned after the worst start to the league since 1986.
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Simeone's team beats the English with an early goal from Barrios and another from Lookman at the end after a good match in which Oblak was decisive and Baena once again put in a ten-point performance
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This was Atleti's second goal
This was the goal with which Lookman sealed the victory for the red and whites.
90+5
End of the match!
The referee signals the end of the match. First victory in the Champions League for Atleti, who celebrates with their fans.
88
Yellow for Le Normand
The center back is cautioned after stomping on Cunha.
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90
5 minutes added
We will go until 95. The referee adds five minutes of compensation.
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88
Cuti, key factor in the Atleti game
The Argentine centre-back had a key performance in the match, being a rock in the defence, where he stopped several dangerous actions by United.
87
Giuliano leaves the game!
The Argentine is replaced by Le Normand.
79
Double change for United!
Carrick shakes the board and brings in Cunha and Maguire for Heaven and Bruno Fernandes.
78
Lookman goal!
The English striker doubles the advantage for Atleti. Lookman finishes off a rebound from a shot by Jonathan David, which Lammens bounced in the area.
73
Lenny Yoro, expelled!
The French center back is sent off after knocking down Lookman in an Atleti counterattack, as he was the last man.
70
Double mattress change!
Simeone wants to keep the advantage and retires Julián Álvarez and Baena for Lookman and Hjulmand.
70
Bruno Fernandes' shot hit the post!
What a great goal the Portuguese was about to score, as he received a pass outside the area and his shot hit the crossbar of the goal defended by Oblak.
64
Triple change for United!
Carrick shakes the board. The English coach brings on Zirzee, Mount and Diallo instead of Baleba, Rashford and Tielemans.
60
Double change at Atleti!
Barrios and Kang-In Lee leave and Jonathan David and Marc Pubill enter.
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59
Baena's shot goes wide!
The Spanish midfielder receives a pass on the edge of the area, but his shot goes wide of Lammens' right post.
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56
Bruno forgives the tie!
The Portuguese midfielder receives a pass in the area from Oblak and invents an acrobatic shot that goes just wide.
54
Julián's shot hit the post!
A cross from Pablo Barrios into the Lammens area ends up being deflected by Lammens and the right post. Atleti was on the verge of scoring the second of the game.
51
Yellow for Rashford
The English striker is cautioned for a harsh challenge on Giuliano. It is the first warning of the game.
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45
The second half begins!
Roll the ball for the second 45 minutes.
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Pablo Barrios' goal
This was the goal with which Barrios put Atleti ahead.
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Simeone's emotion in the minute of silence for Koke's mother
The Argentine coach could not contain his emotion during the minute of silence that was observed for the death of Koke's mother and the goal scored by Pablo Barrios.
The statistics of the first 45 minutes
The numbers of the first half:
streak of matches
g
g
g
Q
E
E
Goals in favor
per match11
per match44
Goals against
per match22
per match00
Fouls committed
per match99
per match1313
red cards
per match00
per match00
yellow cards
per match11
per match11
Auctions
per match88
per match1515
Shots received
per match1414
per match1111
45+2
End of the first half!
The referee signals the end of the first half. In the first 45 minutes, both teams had opportunities to score more goals.
44
The VAR annuls Atleti's second
Johnny Cardoso had scored Atleti's second goal, but a VAR review ruled that Llorente touched the ball with his hand in the previous play.
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This was Pablo Barrios' goal
The goal by the Madrid midfielder with which Atleti beats Manchester United. The footballer dedicated the goal to his teammate Koke, whose mother passed away.
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35
Atleti manages to neutralize United
In the final minutes, the red and white team managed to neutralize Manchester United by keeping possession of the ball for longer and thus keeping the English away from Oblak's goal.
26
Grimaldo almost scored the second!
Atleti's left back was about to score a great goal from a free kick. His shot hit Lammens' right post, which prevented the red and whites from doubling their lead.
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22
Oblak avoids Atleti's tie!
Jan Oblak saves Mbeumo's second shot. United achieved a combination in attack that culminated in Mbeumo's shot, but the Slovenian goalkeeper was sure to avoid the tie.
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14
Rashford forgives the tie!
What a goal Marcus Rashford has forgiven! The English striker receives a pass from Lisandro Martínez in the area, but his shot fails to find the goal defended by Oblak.
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11
United almost tied!
Mbeumo finishes a move by the Red Devils in the red and white area and his shot skims the right post of the goal defended by Oblak.
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9
Second fastest goal in Atleti's Champions League
Barrios' goal at 47 seconds is the second fastest in the Champions League in the history of the red-and-white club. The first was that of Conor Gallagher at 27 seconds against Real Madrid in March 2025.
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8
Comfortable dominance of Atleti!
The red and white team comfortably dominates the match against a disoriented rival. From his technical area, Michael Carrick observes the match with a circumspect gaze.
1
Pablo Barrios goal!
What a start to the game! In the first play of the game, Baena goes down the right lane and enters the area to assist Pablo Barrios, who comfortably defines against Lammens.
The game begins!
The ball rolls in the Metropolitano. The Champions League match begins!
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A minute of silence for the death of Koke's mother
The 22 footballers gather in the center of the field to observe a minute of silence for the death of Koke's mother, captain and player with the most appearances in Atleti's history.
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There is already an Atleti XI!
There are already eleven from Atleti. Simeone chooses Julián Álvarez as his reference forward to try to achieve the first Champions League victory this season.
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