Manchester United defeats Atalanta after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester United had a amazing comeback against Atalanta.

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Manchester United defeats Atalanta after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester United had a spectacular comeback against Atalanta. Manchester United took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Szymon Marciniak who was helped by Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz. The 4th official was Tomasz Musial. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Manchester United

3 - 2

Team 1

Atalanta

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 22 Total 12
  • 9 On Target 6
  • 13 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 134 Attack 90
  • 55 Dangerous attack 50
  • 94 Ball safe 87
  • 13 Free Kicks 13
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester United was in firm control of the ball 56% while Atalanta was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match​.

Manchester United shot 22 times, 9 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atalanta shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 3 yellow cards (L. Shaw, E. Cavani and N. Matic). On the opposite side, Atalanta received 4 yellow cards (M. Lovato, M. De Roon, M. Pasalic and J. L. Palomino).

Match Timeline

15'
Mario Pasalic(goal)D. Zappacosta
29'
46'
Marcus Rashford(goal)B. Fernandes
53'
55'
56'
57'
Mario Pasalic- Yellow
57'
Marten de Roon- Yellow
Luke Shaw - Yellow
64'
66'
66'
68'
Aleksey Miranchuk- sub ->J. Ilicic
68'
73'
Harry Maguire(goal)B. Fernandes
75'
80'
José Luis Palomino- Yellow
80'
81'
88'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
12
6
Paris Saint Germain
11
6
RB Leipzig
7
6
Club Brugge
4
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Liverpool
18
6
Atlético Madrid
7
6
Porto
5
6
Milan
4
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ajax
18
6
Sporting CP
9
6
Borussia Dortmund
9
6
Beşiktaş
0
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
15
6
Inter
10
6
Sheriff
7
6
Shakhtar Donetsk
2
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
18
6
Benfica
8
6
FC Barcelona
7
6
Dynamo Kyiv
1
6

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester United
11
6
Villarreal
10
6
Atalanta
6
6
Young Boys
5
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
LOSC Lille
11
6
Salzburg
10
6
Sevilla
6
6
VfL Wolfsburg
5
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Juventus
15
6
Chelsea
13
6
Zenit
5
6
Malmö FF
1
6

After playing this contest, Manchester United has 6 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Atalanta stays with 4 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Champions League, Manchester United will host Young Boys on the 8th of December with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).

Atalanta will host Villarreal on the 8th of December with a 0-0 head to head record.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United
G
David De Gea 1.Spain
6.7
D
Victor Lindelöf  2.Sweden
6.6
D
Harry Maguire 5.England
7.5
Goals75'
D
Luke Shaw  23.England
7.3
64'
D
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England
6.9
M
Fred 17.Brazil
7.3
88'
M
Bruno Fernandes 18.Portugal
9.2
M
Scott McTominay 39.Scotland
6.8
66'
M
Marcus Rashford 10.England
6.8
66' Goals53'
M
Mason Greenwood 11.England
6.3
73'
F
Cristiano Ronaldo  7.Portugal
7.7
Goals81'
Substitutes
G
Dean Henderson 26.England
D
Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal
D
Alex Telles 27.Brazil
D
Eric Bailly 3.Ivory Coast
M
Donny van de Beek 34.Netherlands
M
Juan Mata 8.Spain
M
Nemanja Matic 31.Serbia
88' 90'
M
J. Lingard 14.England
M
Paul Pogba  6.France
6.5
66'
F
Anthony Elanga 36.Sweden
F
Edinson Cavani 21.Uruguay
6.9
66' 90'
F
Jadon Sancho 25.England
6.5
73'

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær decided to play with the following team: David De Gea (6.7), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (6.9), Victor Lindelöf (6.6), Harry Maguire (7.5), Luke Shaw (7.3), Scott McTominay (6.8), Fred (7.3), Mason Greenwood (6.3), Bruno Fernandes (9.2), Marcus Rashford (6.8) and Cristiano Ronaldo (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Anthony Elanga, Diogo Dalot, Donny van de Beek, Alex Telles, Juan Mata, Eric Bailly, Edinson Cavani (6.9), Nemanja Matić, Dean Henderson, Jesse Lingard, Jadon Sancho (6.5) and Paul Pogba (6.5).

Manchester United could not rely on the presence of N. Matic (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: S. McTominay for P. Pogba (66′), M. Rashford for E. Cavani (66′), M. Greenwood for J. Sancho (73′) and Fred for N. Matic (88′).

Best player: Bruno Fernandes​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.2) with 59 passes (72% accurate) and 9 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 13 crosses.

Atalanta – Formation

Atalanta
G
Juan Musso 1.Argentina
6.8
D
José Luis Palomino 6.Argentina
6.8
80'
D
M. Demiral 28.Turkey
7.7
46' Goals29'
D
Marten de Roon 15.Netherlands
6.2
57'
M
Davide Zappacosta 77.Italy
7.4
M
Joakim Maehle 3.Denmark
6.8
M
Remo Freuler 11.Switzerland
6.6
M
Teun Koopmeiners 7.Netherlands
7.3
80'
F
Josip Iličić 72.Slovenia
6.4
68'
F
Mario Pasalic 88.Croatia
7.2
68' 57' Goals15'
F
Luis Muriel 9.Colombia
6.7
56'
Substitutes
G
Marco Sportiello 57.Italy
G
Francesco Rossi 31.Italy
D
Giorgio Scalvini 42.Italy
D
Giuseppe Pezzella 13.Italy
6.1
80'
D
Matteo Lovato 66.Italy
6.0
46' 55'
M
Aleksey Miranchuk 59.Russia
6.3
68'
M
Ruslan Malinovskyi  18.Ukraine
6.5
68'
F
Roberto Piccoli 99.Italy
F
Duván Zapata 91.Colombia
7.0
56'

Atalanta started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Talking about the opposition, Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Juan Musso (6.8), Marten de Roon (6.2), Merih Demiral (7.7), José Luis Palomino (6.8), Davide Zappacosta (7.4), Teun Koopmeiners (7.3), Remo Freuler (6.6), Joakim Mæhle (6.8), Mario Pašalić (7.2), Josip Iličić (6.4) and Luis Muriel (6.7).

They had on the bench: Roberto Piccoli, Giorgio Scalvini, Giuseppe Pezzella (6.1), Duván Zapata (7.0), Marco Sportiello, Aleksei Miranchuk (6.3), Matteo Lovato (6.0), Francesco Rossi and Ruslan Malinovskyi (6.5).

Atalanta could not rely on the presence of M. Lovato (injured).

Substitutions

Atalanta made 5 changes: M. Demiral for M. Lovato (46′), L. Muriel for D. Zapata (56′), M. Pasalic for R. Malinovsky (68′), J. Ilicic for A. Miranchuk (68′) and T. Koopmeiners for G. Pezzella (80′).

Best player: Merih Demiral​

The player that probably impressed the most for Atalanta was Merih Demiral.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​