Man Utd v Atalanta - as it happened
Join us for live coverage of the Champions League group F clash between Man Utd and Atalanta from Old Trafford. Man Utd are third while Atalanta are top of this very tight group.
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
End of match
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95'FT: Man Utd 3-2 Atalanta!! All over in Manchester and the hosts, who were 0-2 down in the first half, fought back brilliantly and goals from Rashford, Maguire and Ronaldo made it 3-2. Atalanta gave it a great shot, but they clearly tired towards the end. Beaten, but definitely not disgraced. Stewards have to stop a fan trying to get Ronaldo's shirt post game. Thanks for joining us and see you again soon!
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95'The free-kicki is taken short, but Freuler's ball is cleared. Then, from the throw in, Zappacosta hits wide from distance.
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94'Maybe not!!! Cavani commits a foul and sees yellow.
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94'A ball forward for Atalanta is too strong for Maehle and that will be that.
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93'Atalanta are running out of time here.
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91'De Roon fouls Ronaldo.
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91'Four extra minutes.
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89'Man Utd sub: Matic on for Fred.
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88'Atalanta win two corners, but nothing come of them.
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87'Atalanta press and wins a corner off Cavani.
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85'Wan-Bissaka gets a corner for the home side.
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82'Atalanta have put up a terrific show, but this was coming. They've seemed to be running out of juice for a fair while now and United will punish you.
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester United en el 81'
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Statistics of C. Ronaldo in Champions League760.86010
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81'3-2!!! Ronaldo!! Shaw puts in a cross and the Portuguese heads in at the back stick!
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81'Atalanta sub: Pezzella on for Koopmeiners.
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81'Palomino is booked for a foul.
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80'Fernandes!!! The Portuguese is denied by the GK now!!
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79'Koopmeiners has a shot which goes wide!
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76'United have levelled this up and they have all the momentum. I think a draw is perfectly fair. Nothing more, nothing less.
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester United en el 75'
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Statistics of Harry Maguire in Champions League610.17000
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75'Maguire levels for Man Utd!!! A ball into the box by Sancho is missed by Freuler and Maguire hits home at the back stick!
Substitution
at Manchester United
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73'Man Utd sub: Sancho on for Greenwood.
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72'Corner for Atalanta! They're picking up.
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71'Double save by De Gea!!! Zappacosta passes to Zapata who controls and sees the strike saved by De Gea and then Malinovskyi is denied on the rebound!
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70'Miranchuk is fouled.
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67'Atalanta double sub: Malinovskyi and Miranchuk on for Ilcic and Pasalic.
Substitution
at Manchester United
Substitution
at Manchester United
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66'Man Utd double sub: Pogba and Cavani on for McTominay and Rashford.
Yellow card
a Manchester United
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64'Luke Shaw has his name taken for a foul. The first card for the hosts.
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64'Ronaldo!!! The Portuguese has a shot from inside the box and Musso makes a fine save.
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62'Rashford is fouled by Palomino.
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61'Maehle has an effort which flies wide.
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59'Atalanta attack through Zapata and Fred clears.
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58'McTominay strikes the post!!! Greenwood's pass from the far side finds McTominay who knees the ball onto the near post!
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58'Atalanta seem to be still in the tunnel. The hosts are all over their opponents now.
Yellow card
a Atalanta
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57'Another yellow for the visitors! De Roon pulls back Shaw on this near side and they need to be careful!
Yellow card
a Atalanta
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57'Pasalic has his name taken after a foul on McTominay.
Substitution
at Atalanta
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56'Atalanta sub: Zapata on for Muriel.
Yellow card
a Atalanta
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55'Lovato pulls down Ronaldo outside the box, but it's only a yellow as it's to the side of the area.
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54'Zappacosta goes forward, but can't win the corner off Shaw.
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53'You have to say that's deserved. United have never deserved to be two down.
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52'Rashford pulls one back!!! He gets on the end of a Fernandes pass after a poor pass back by Ilicic and Rashford hits across Musso into the far corner.
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50'Rashford hits one wide of the goal.
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50'The hosts win themselves a corner.
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48'Chance for Ronaldo!!! Greenwood passes to the Portuguese and he's denied by the GK!
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47'Cavani is preparing to come on.
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46'Atalanta get us going again!
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45'Atalanta HT sub: Lovato on for Demiral.
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45'HT: Man Utd 0-2 Atalanta!! Half-time in Manchester and Atalanta lead thanks to goals from Pasalic and Demiral. United haven't been at their best but Fred has had two clear chances and Rashford hit the bar right on HT. They certainly don't deserve to be two down, but Atalanta have been clinical. Back for more shortly!
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45'Rashford strikes the bar!! Fernandes picks out Rashford whose effort hits the crossbar!
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44'Chance for Fred!! Fernandes passes to Fred who gets into the box and shoots wide!
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42'What a tackle!!! Demiral makes a vital tackle to stop Rashford shooting one on one, but the flag was up! Tight one...
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42'Muriel has a pop from distance which is regulation for De Gea,
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39'United are lacking ideas. I think HT may suit them.
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36'Ronaldo miskicks inside the Atalanta box and wants a penalty. Not one.
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35'Atalanta are looking comfortable here.
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34'Whistles are coming from the crowd now.
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31'Man U have got work to do there. The hosts don't deserve to be losing 0-2, but you have to be able to defend.
Goaaaaaal!
de Atalanta en el 29'
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Statistics of M. Demiral in Champions League610.17010
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29'It's 0-2!!! Demiral this time!!! United are undone by the set piece as Demiral heads home Koopmeiner's corner from inside the six! Ronaldo and De Gea have words with each other after the goal.
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28'Atalanta earns themselves a corner.
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26'Ronaldo's shot is saved by Musso. Easy for him.
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24'Fernandes gets a corner for the hosts.
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23'Shouts for a handball as Wan-Bissaka's cross strikes Palomino, but his arm's by his side.
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22'Fernandes sees an effort blocked by the keeper!
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20'Save by Musso!!! Ronaldo goes down the near touchline, his cross sees Fernandes just get his head to it and then Fred's shot is tipped over the goal!
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18'Free-kick to Atalanta after Muriel is fouled. The Italians are in control.
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16'VAR confirm the goal as Pasalic is behind the ball.
Goaaaaaal!
de Atalanta en el 15'
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Statistics of Mario Pašalić in Champions League510.2110
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15'Pasalic puts Atalanta ahead!! The Italians attack through Muriel and the move finishes with Zappacosta squaring for Pasalic who taps in!
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14'The game has been quiet in the last few minutes.
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11'Ronaldo gets the corner off Demiral.
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10'United press and Fernandes sees a long range effort blocked.
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9'Pasalic's ball from this near side is headed away by Shaw.
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7'Zappacosta's cross is knocked out of play by Maguire. The visitors are having a bit of ball now.
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5'Free-kick after Maguire is fouled as he tries to shield the ball out of play.
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4'Atalanta with a dangerous attack now and the shot's blocked.
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3'Rashford!!!! McTominay passes to Rashford who's one on one, but he hits wide! He was just off though.
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3'Greenwood passes to Fernandes on this near flank and he's dispossessed.
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2'United put pressure on the Italians as they try to play the ball out from the back.
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1'Man Utd get us going in the red from left to right while Atalanta are in white!
Start of match
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PRVWMaguire and Freuler come together for the toss!
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PRVWThe players make their way out here!
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PRVWThese two teams have never met in European competition before. Atalanta have faced Liverpool, Man City and Everton though and their last visit to England was a 0-2 victory over Liverpool last season.
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PRVWAtalanta, 6th in Serie A, beat Empoli 1-4 on Sunday and they make just one alteration. Freuler is in for Toloi.
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PRVWMan Utd make three changes from the 4-2 loss at Leicester on Saturday. Fred, Rashford and McTominay start instead of Matic, Pogba and Sancho.
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PRVWMan Utd are third on three points while Atalanta are top on four. Young Boys on three and Villarreal on one are the other two teams in the group.
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PRVWNine degrees and cloudy in Manchester for this one.
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PRVWSzymon Marciniak of Poland is the referee for this one while his compatriot Tomasz Kwiatkowski is the VAR.
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PRVWAtalanta XI: Musso (GK); Palomino, Demiral, De Roon; Maehle, Freuler, Pasalic, Koopmeiners, Zappacosta; Muriel and Ilicic.
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PRVWMan Utd XI: De Gea (GK); Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Rashford, Fred, B Fernandes, McTominay, Greenwood; Ronaldo.
Pre-match
20 October 2021, 21:00
Referee: Szymon Marciniak | VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski
Stadium: Old Trafford
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the Champions League game between Man Utd and Atalanta!