UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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Match Report

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Atlético and Arsenal trade penalties in 1st-leg stalemate

Atlético Madrid and Arsenal will head to north London next week with all to play for after a 1-1 draw in Wednesday's Champions League semifinal first leg.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
1
48.5
Possession
51.5
11
SHOTS
18
2
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.2
2
Penalty Goals
2
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
423
Accurate Passes
420
480
Passes
505
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
7
7
Crosses
16
0.6
Cross %
0.4
42
Long Balls
60
20
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
12
9
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
9
20
Effective Clearances
6
20
Clearances
6

Highlights

02:00 Burley: Atletico-Arsenal like a 'Europa League semifinal' compared to PSG-Bayern Watch on ESPN 01:41 ESPN FC crew back VAR call to overturn Arsenal's penalty Watch on ESPN 01:42 Did VAR get it wrong on Arsenal's penalty claim vs. Atletico Madrid? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATM leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

ATM · 4-4-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 17Dávid HanckoCD-L
  3. 18Marc PubillCD-R
  4. 3Matteo RuggeriLB
  5. 14Marcos LlorenteRB
  6. 5Johnny CardosoCM-L
  7. 6KokeCM-R
  8. 22Ademola LookmanLM
  9. 20Giuliano SimeoneRM
  10. 19Julián ÁlvarezCF-L
  11. 7Antoine GriezmannCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Robin Le NormandSUB
  2. 32Javier BoñarSUB
  3. 31Salvi EsquivelSUB
  4. 16Nahuel MolinaSUB
  5. 9Alexander SørlothSUB
  6. 21Obed VargasSUB
  7. 11Thiago AlmadaSUB
  8. 15Clément LengletSUB
  9. 1Juan MussoSUB
  10. 10Álex BaenaSUB
  11. 34Julio DíazSUB
  12. 4Rodrigo MendozaSUB

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 5Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 41Declan RiceCM
  7. 36Martín ZubimendiLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 20Noni MaduekeRF

Substitutes

  1. 3Cristhian MosqueraSUB
  2. 33Riccardo CalafioriSUB
  3. 19Leandro TrossardSUB
  4. 16Christian NørgaardSUB
  5. 35Tommy SetfordSUB
  6. 89Marli SalmonSUB
  7. 56Max DowmanSUB
  8. 49Myles Lewis-SkellySUB
  9. 7Bukayo SakaSUB
  10. 10Eberechi EzeSUB
  11. 9Gabriel JesusSUB
  12. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB

Timeline

  1. 44' Goal! Atletico Madrid 0, Arsenal 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Robin Le Normand replaces Giuliano Simeone.
  3. 56' Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Arsenal 1. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  4. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  5. 68' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  6. 68' Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke.
  7. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  8. 77' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álex Baena replaces Julián Alvarez because of an injury.
  9. 78' Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Cristhian Mosquera replaces Ben White.
  11. 88' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Johnny Cardoso.

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