Pablo Barrios Opens Atletico Madrid’s 2-0 Champions League Win
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Atletico Madrid defeated Manchester United 2-0 after Pablo Barrios Rivas scored in the 1st minute and Ademola Lookman added the final goal in the 79th. United matched Atletico’s 4 shots on goal but finished without a goal and lost Leny Yoro to a red card.
Match report
Barrios gives Atletico an early lead
Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League League Stage - 2 at Riyadh Air Metropolitano. The hosts led 1-0 at half-time after Pablo Barrios Rivas scored the opener in the 1st minute, with Alejandro Baena Rodríguez providing the assist. Ademola Lookman scored Atletico’s last goal in the 79th minute to make the running score 2-0.
United matched the target count
Atletico controlled more of the ball, holding 58% possession and completing 512 accurate passes to Manchester United’s 313. The shot numbers were closer: Atletico had 10 total shots to United’s 9, while both teams recorded 4 shots on goal. Atletico’s expected-goals figure was 1.5, compared with 1.04 for United. The visitors therefore matched the winners’ shots on target but could not score.
Red card adds to United’s difficulty
Manchester United were reduced to 10 players when Leny Yoro was sent off in the 74th minute. Marcus Rashford had been booked in the 52nd minute, while Diego Pablo Simeone and Robin Le Normand received Atletico’s yellow cards in the 37th and 88th minutes respectively.
Table positions after the result
Atletico Madrid are ranked #13 with 3 points from 2 games, while Manchester United are ranked #7 with 3 points from 2 games. Both trail league leaders Barcelona by 3 points. Pablo Barrios was the standout performer, earning an 8.2 rating after 60 minutes, scoring once and producing 2 key passes. Atletico’s pre-match form was Loss, Win; United’s was Win.
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Standings source snapshot
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | Sporting CP | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Bayern München | DW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Paris Saint Germain | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | Como | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Manchester United | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | VfB Stuttgart | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Manchester City | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Villarreal | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| 11 | Aston Villa | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 | Real Betis | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | Atletico Madrid | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 | Borussia Dortmund | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 15 | Liverpool | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 16 | Real Madrid | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 | AEK Athens FC | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 18 | Club Brugge KV | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| 19 | Lens | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 20 | RB Leipzig | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 21 | Sabah FA | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 22 | AS Roma | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 | Shakhtar Donetsk | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 | Fenerbahçe | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | PSV Eindhoven | LD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 26 | Viking | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| 27 | Lask Linz | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | Inter | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 29 | FC Porto | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30 | Slavia Praha | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 31 | Napoli | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 32 | Lille | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 33 | Feyenoord | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 34 | Galatasaray | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 36 | Bodo/Glimt | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |