Atletico Madrid edge Bayern Munich as Saul nets stunning winner
Atletico Madrid held off Bayern Munich 1-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal at the Vicente Calderon on Wednesday.
UEFA Champions League
FULL TIME
- Saúl Ñíguez 11'
1st Leg · Vicente Calderón · 52,127 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Barcelona | L 1-2 | Spanish LALIGA |
| 11/3/26 | vs Bayern Munich | L 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| 10/31/26 | @ Levante | W 2-0 | Spanish LALIGA |
| 10/24/26 | vs Deportivo | W 1-0 | Spanish LALIGA |
| 10/20/26 | @ VfB Stuttgart | D 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Yellow Card 88'
Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Partey replaces Saúl Ñíguez because of an injury.
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Yellow Card 84'
Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 82'
Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 82'
Medhi Benatia (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Medhi Benatia replaces Juan Bernat.
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Substitution 70'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thomas Müller replaces Thiago Alcántara.
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Substitution 64'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Franck Ribéry replaces Kingsley Coman.
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Yellow Card 40'
Douglas Costa (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 11'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, FC Bayern München 0. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Augusto Fernández with a headed pass.
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End Regular Time 90'+5'
Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, FC Bayern München 0.
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End Regular Time 90'+5'
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Yellow Card 88'
Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Partey replaces Saúl Ñíguez because of an injury.
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Yellow Card 84'
Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 82'
Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 82'
Medhi Benatia (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Medhi Benatia replaces Juan Bernat.
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Substitution 70'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thomas Müller replaces Thiago Alcántara.
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Substitution 64'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Franck Ribéry replaces Kingsley Coman.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+2'
First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, FC Bayern München 0.
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Yellow Card 40'
Douglas Costa (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 11'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, FC Bayern München 0. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Augusto Fernández with a headed pass.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 15 of 15 events.
Team Stats
MUN
ATM
12
Fouls
7
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
7
73.8
Possession
26.2
20
SHOTS
11
7
ON GOAL
5
40
On Target %
50
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
614
Accurate Passes
159
707
Passes
253
90
Pass Completion %
60
6
Accurate Crosses
0
27
Crosses
11
20
Cross %
0
49
Long Balls
61
30
Accurate Long Balls
19
60
Long Balls %
30
4
Blocked Shots
4
17
Effective Tackles
19
22
Tackles
37
80
Tackle %
50
10
Effective Clearances
10
13
Clearances
15
Lineups
ConfirmedATM · 4-4-2
Jan OblakG137 saves
Stefan SavicCD-L15
José María GiménezCD-R24
Filipe LuísLB3
JuanfranRB20
Augusto FernándezCM-L121 assist1 shot
GabiCM-R141 shot
KokeLM61 shot on target2 shots
Saúl ÑíguezRM17 yellow card2 shots on target1 goal2 shots
Antoine GriezmannCF-L71 shot on target2 shots
Fernando TorresCF-R9
Substitutes
Thomas ParteySUB22
Luciano ViettoSUB23
Jesús GámezSUB18
Lucas HernándezSUB19
Miguel Ángel MoyàSUB1
Ángel CorreaSUB16
Matías KranevitterSUB8
MUN · 4-1-4-1
Manuel NeuerG1 yellow card4 saves
David AlabaCD-L274 shots
Javi MartínezCD-R81 shot on target1 shot
Xabi AlonsoDM14
Juan BernatLB181 shot
Philipp LahmRB211 shot
Arturo VidalCM-L23 yellow card3 shots on target5 shots
Thiago AlcantaraCM-R6
Kingsley ComanLM292 shots
Douglas CostaRM11 yellow card1 shot on target4 shots
Robert LewandowskiF91 shot on target1 shot
Substitutes
Serdar TasciSUB4
Thomas MüllerSUB25
Mario GötzeSUB19
Sven UlreichSUB26
Medhi BenatiaSUB5 yellow card1 shot on target1 shot
Franck RibérySUB7
Joshua KimmichSUB32
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