Get ready for the first of two legs in this Champions League clash between Atlético Madrid and Manchester United

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 23.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Wanda Metropolitano (67829 seats)

Atlético Madrid host the first leg in this deciding Champions League 8th Finals game. Manchester United will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Old Trafford before the return leg in 22 days.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Atlético Madrid and Manchester United.

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Atlético Madrid form and stats

Atlético was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Champions League. Chelsea was too strong.

24 points is a decent return from 12 La Liga games here at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano for Atlético Madrid. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Atlético Madrid has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.

A strong away win for Atlético Madrid against Osasuna the last match, as Correa, Félix and Suárez were on target. Félix, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the top performer for the team in that fixture, collecting a rating of 8.12 (out of 10). Félix scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Preceding that match was a La Liga defeat to Levante (0-1).

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the La Liga game versus Celta de Vigo in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.

Atlético have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano with 21 goals in 12 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Manchester United form and stats

Manchester United's mission in Champions League last season failed in the group stage.

6-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Manchester United in their Premier League matches away. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss both home and away.

Manchester United play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-2 victory visiting Leeds United. Midfield player Fernandes was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.43/10. Fernandes scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Brighton & Hove Albion.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Manchester United in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Manchester United, two draws and one defeat.

A quick return to home after this game, as United are hosting Watford in the Premier League only three days away.

Manchester United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 13 away games so far. 18 goals have been conceded by United in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Atlético MadridÁ. Correa
Á. Correa
11 goals
Atlético MadridL. Suárez Díaz
L. Suárez Díaz
9 goals
Manchester UnitedB. Borges Fernandes
B. Borges Fernandes
9 goals

Atlético Madrid missing players

Manchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Atlético Madrid Manchester United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
10 6   Won W   5 12
4 1   Drew D   5 8
11 5   Lost L   2 5
47 21   Scored S   23 40
39 16   Conceded C   18 34
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
88% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 80%
68% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 44%
44% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 40%
28% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   25% 24%
56% 50%   BTTS BTTS   75% 60%
24% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 28%
20% 17%   Failed to Score F T   0% 12%
 
5 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 4.8
4 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   6.2 5.6
2.1 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.2
6 3   Red cards R C   1 2
 
11.9 12.4   Shots (avg) S (   12.8 13.9
4.4 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.9 5.4
42% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 30%
 
9.8 8.4   Shots against (avg) S A   14.6 13.6
3.7 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.8 5.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 25 17 6 2 51 20 13 9 4 0 28 8 12 8 2 2 23 12 31 57
2 Sevilla 25 14 9 2 37 17 12 9 3 0 26 10 13 5 6 2 11 7 20 51
3 Real Betis 25 14 4 7 47 30 13 7 2 4 25 15 12 7 2 3 22 15 17 46
4 Barcelona 24 11 9 4 42 28 11 7 2 2 23 13 13 4 7 2 19 15 14 42
5 Atlético Madrid 25 12 6 7 45 34 12 7 3 2 21 12 13 5 3 5 24 22 11 42
6 Villarreal 25 10 9 6 42 24 13 7 4 2 29 13 12 3 5 4 13 11 18 39
7 Real Sociedad 24 10 8 6 24 25 12 6 4 2 9 6 12 4 4 4 15 19 -1 38
8 Athletic Club 25 9 10 6 29 21 12 6 2 4 19 13 13 3 8 2 10 8 8 37
9 Osasuna 25 8 8 9 25 30 13 2 6 5 10 19 12 6 2 4 15 11 -5 32
10 Celta de Vigo 24 8 7 9 28 25 12 4 2 6 15 15 12 4 5 3 13 10 3 31
11 Rayo Vallecano 24 9 4 11 28 29 12 8 2 2 20 8 12 1 2 9 8 21 -1 31
12 Valencia 25 7 9 9 37 42 13 4 6 3 19 17 12 3 3 6 18 25 -5 30
13 Espanyol 25 7 8 10 30 35 13 6 4 3 19 16 12 1 4 7 11 19 -5 29
14 Elche 25 7 8 10 28 34 12 5 5 2 15 12 13 2 3 8 13 22 -6 29
15 Getafe 25 6 8 11 24 28 12 6 2 4 17 11 13 0 6 7 7 17 -4 26
16 Mallorca 24 6 8 10 23 38 12 4 6 2 13 11 12 2 2 8 10 27 -15 26
17 Granada 25 5 9 11 27 40 12 4 3 5 17 21 13 1 6 6 10 19 -13 24
18 Cadiz 25 3 11 11 21 39 13 0 8 5 9 18 12 3 3 6 12 21 -18 20
19 Deportivo Alaves 25 5 5 15 19 42 13 4 3 6 10 15 12 1 2 9 9 27 -23 20
20 Levante 24 2 8 14 24 50 12 1 6 5 13 21 12 1 2 9 11 29 -26 14
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 26 20 3 3 63 17 13 10 1 2 36 9 13 10 2 1 27 8 46 63
2 Liverpool 25 17 6 2 64 20 12 9 3 0 30 7 13 8 3 2 34 13 44 57
3 Chelsea 25 14 8 3 49 18 12 6 5 1 27 10 13 8 3 2 22 8 31 50
4 Manchester United 26 13 7 6 44 34 13 7 2 4 21 16 13 6 5 2 23 18 10 46
5 West Ham United 26 12 6 8 45 34 13 6 3 4 24 19 13 6 3 4 21 15 11 42
6 Arsenal 23 13 3 7 36 26 12 8 2 2 20 9 11 5 1 5 16 17 10 42
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 12 4 8 23 18 12 5 2 5 10 10 12 7 2 3 13 8 5 40
8 Tottenham Hotspur 23 12 3 8 31 31 12 7 1 4 18 15 11 5 2 4 13 16 0 39
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 25 7 12 6 25 28 12 3 5 4 10 14 13 4 7 2 15 14 -3 33
10 Southampton 25 7 11 7 32 37 12 4 7 1 16 10 13 3 4 6 16 27 -5 32
11 Leicester City 23 7 6 10 37 43 12 5 3 4 21 18 11 2 3 6 16 25 -6 27
12 Aston Villa 24 8 3 13 31 37 12 4 3 5 20 20 12 4 0 8 11 17 -6 27
13 Crystal Palace 25 5 11 9 32 36 13 4 5 4 21 16 12 1 6 5 11 20 -4 26
14 Brentford 26 6 6 14 27 42 13 4 2 7 14 17 13 2 4 7 13 25 -15 24
15 Leeds United 24 5 8 11 29 50 12 3 4 5 15 21 12 2 4 6 14 29 -21 23
16 Everton 23 6 4 13 28 40 11 5 1 5 18 17 12 1 3 8 10 23 -12 22
17 Newcastle United 24 4 10 10 26 45 13 3 6 4 18 24 11 1 4 6 8 21 -19 22
18 Watford 24 5 3 16 24 43 12 2 1 9 11 27 12 3 2 7 13 16 -19 18
19 Burnley 22 2 11 9 20 29 10 1 6 3 9 10 12 1 5 6 11 19 -9 17
20 Norwich City 25 4 5 16 15 53 13 2 3 8 8 25 12 2 2 8 7 28 -38 17

Atlético Madrid:
Manchester United:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 26 20 3 3 63 17 13 10 1 2 36 9 13 10 2 1 27 8 46 63
2 Liverpool 25 17 6 2 64 20 12 9 3 0 30 7 13 8 3 2 34 13 44 57
3 Chelsea 25 14 8 3 49 18 12 6 5 1 27 10 13 8 3 2 22 8 31 50
4 Manchester United 26 13 7 6 44 34 13 7 2 4 21 16 13 6 5 2 23 18 10 46
5 West Ham United 26 12 6 8 45 34 13 6 3 4 24 19 13 6 3 4 21 15 11 42
6 Arsenal 23 13 3 7 36 26 12 8 2 2 20 9 11 5 1 5 16 17 10 42
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 12 4 8 23 18 12 5 2 5 10 10 12 7 2 3 13 8 5 40
8 Tottenham Hotspur 23 12 3 8 31 31 12 7 1 4 18 15 11 5 2 4 13 16 0 39
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 25 7 12 6 25 28 12 3 5 4 10 14 13 4 7 2 15 14 -3 33
10 Southampton 25 7 11 7 32 37 12 4 7 1 16 10 13 3 4 6 16 27 -5 32
11 Leicester City 23 7 6 10 37 43 12 5 3 4 21 18 11 2 3 6 16 25 -6 27
12 Aston Villa 24 8 3 13 31 37 12 4 3 5 20 20 12 4 0 8 11 17 -6 27
13 Crystal Palace 25 5 11 9 32 36 13 4 5 4 21 16 12 1 6 5 11 20 -4 26
14 Brentford 26 6 6 14 27 42 13 4 2 7 14 17 13 2 4 7 13 25 -15 24
15 Leeds United 24 5 8 11 29 50 12 3 4 5 15 21 12 2 4 6 14 29 -21 23
16 Everton 23 6 4 13 28 40 11 5 1 5 18 17 12 1 3 8 10 23 -12 22
17 Newcastle United 24 4 10 10 26 45 13 3 6 4 18 24 11 1 4 6 8 21 -19 22
18 Watford 24 5 3 16 24 43 12 2 1 9 11 27 12 3 2 7 13 16 -19 18
19 Burnley 22 2 11 9 20 29 10 1 6 3 9 10 12 1 5 6 11 19 -9 17
20 Norwich City 25 4 5 16 15 53 13 2 3 8 8 25 12 2 2 8 7 28 -38 17

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.