Atletico bid for third UCL final in four years starts with PSV win
Atletico Madrid's bid to reach a third Champions League final in four years got off to a winning start with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over PSV.
UEFA Champions League
FULL TIME
- Saúl Ñíguez 43'
Philips Stadion · 33,989 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ SC Cambuur | W 5-2 | Dutch Eredivisie |
| 11/4/26 | vs Club Brugge | L 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| 10/31/26 | vs Willem II | W 7-0 | Dutch Eredivisie |
| 10/25/26 | vs Feyenoord Rotterdam | D 1-1 | Dutch Eredivisie |
| 10/20/26 | @ FC Porto | W 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Substitution 80'
Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Steven Bergwijn replaces Luciano Narsingh.
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Substitution 80'
Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Gastón Pereiro replaces Daniel Schwaab.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Fernando Torres replaces Saúl Ñíguez.
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Substitution 67'
Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Bart Ramselaar replaces Jorrit Hendrix.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Yannick Carrasco replaces Kevin Gameiro.
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Substitution 61'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Tiago replaces Nicolás Gaitán.
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Penalty - Saved 45'+2'
Penalty saved! Andrés Guardado (PSV Eindhoven) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
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Yellow Card 45'+1'
Giménez (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 43'
Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card.
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Goal 43'
Goal! PSV Eindhoven 0, Atlético de Madrid 1. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
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Yellow Card 30'
Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 21'
Héctor Moreno (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card.
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End Regular Time 90'+4'
Match ends, PSV Eindhoven 0, Atlético de Madrid 1.
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Substitution 80'
Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Steven Bergwijn replaces Luciano Narsingh.
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Substitution 80'
Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Gastón Pereiro replaces Daniel Schwaab.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Fernando Torres replaces Saúl Ñíguez.
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Substitution 67'
Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Bart Ramselaar replaces Jorrit Hendrix.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Yannick Carrasco replaces Kevin Gameiro.
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Substitution 61'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Tiago replaces Nicolás Gaitán.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
Second Half begins PSV Eindhoven 0, Atlético de Madrid 1.
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Halftime 45'+2'
First Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 0, Atlético de Madrid 1.
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Penalty - Saved 45'+2'
Penalty saved! Andrés Guardado (PSV Eindhoven) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
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Yellow Card 45'+1'
Giménez (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 43'
Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card.
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Goal 43'
Goal! PSV Eindhoven 0, Atlético de Madrid 1. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
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Yellow Card 30'
Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 21'
Héctor Moreno (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 16 of 16 events.
Team Stats
ATM
PSV
10
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
2
54.1
Possession
45.9
16
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
4
20
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
529
Accurate Passes
430
628
Passes
520
80
Pass Completion %
80
7
Accurate Crosses
10
14
Crosses
23
50
Cross %
40
55
Long Balls
67
28
Accurate Long Balls
36
50
Long Balls %
50
3
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
12
19
Tackles
17
80
Tackle %
70
22
Effective Clearances
14
24
Clearances
16
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedPSV · 5-3-2
Jeroen ZoetG12 saves
Nicolas Isimat-MirinCD2
Héctor MorenoCD-L3 yellow card1 shot
Daniel SchwaabCD-R5
Jetro WillemsLB151 shot
Joshua BrenetRB20
Andrés GuardadoCM181 shot on target1 shot
Jorrit HendrixCM-L81 shot
Davy PropperCM-R61 shot
Luuk de JongCF-L9 yellow card1 shot on target3 shots
Luciano NarsinghCF-R11
Substitutes
Steven BergwijnSUB271 shot
Remko PasveerSUB22
Bart RamselaarSUB231 shot
Jordy de WijsSUB30
Gastón PereiroSUB72 shots on target2 shots
Santiago AriasSUB4
Florian JozefzoonSUB17
ATM · 4-4-2
Jan OblakG134 saves
Diego GodínCD-L21 shot
José María GiménezCD-R24 yellow card
Filipe LuísLB31 shot on target2 shots
JuanfranRB20
Saúl ÑíguezCM-L82 shots on target1 goal4 shots
GabiCM-R14 yellow card
KokeLM61 shot
Nicolás GaitánRM23
Antoine GriezmannCF-L72 shots
Kevin GameiroCF-R216 shots
Substitutes
Ángel CorreaSUB11
Yannick CarrascoSUB10
Fernando TorresSUB9
Lucas HernándezSUB19
TiagoSUB5
André MoreiraSUB25
Stefan SavicSUB15
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