Atletico Madrid take commanding lead over Juventus amid more VAR controversy in Champions League
Atletico Madrid central defenders Jose Gimenez and Diego Godin scored late to put the Spanish side in control against Juventus.
UEFA Champions League
FULL TIME
- Álvaro Morata 71'
- José María Giménez 78'
- Diego Godín 83'
1st Leg · Riyadh Air Metropolitano · 67,193 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10/17/26 | @ Espanyol | W 1-0 | Spanish LALIGA |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Yellow Card 89'
Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 84'
Substitution, Juventus. João Cancelo replaces Blaise Matuidi.
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Goal 83'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Juventus 0. Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
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Substitution 80'
Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Paulo Dybala.
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Goal 78'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Juventus 0. José Giménez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
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Substitution 73'
Substitution, Juventus. Emre Can replaces Miralem Pjanic.
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VAR - Goal Awarded 71'
VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
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Substitution 67'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Koke.
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Substitution 61'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Thomas Partey.
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Substitution 58'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Diego Costa.
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Yellow Card 55'
Alex Sandro (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 45'+3'
Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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VAR - Penalty Awarded 28'
VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
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Yellow Card 8'
Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
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End Regular Time 90'+4'
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Yellow Card 89'
Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 84'
Substitution, Juventus. João Cancelo replaces Blaise Matuidi.
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Goal 83'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Juventus 0. Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
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Substitution 80'
Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Paulo Dybala.
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Goal 78'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Juventus 0. José Giménez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
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Substitution 73'
Substitution, Juventus. Emre Can replaces Miralem Pjanic.
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VAR - Goal Awarded 71'
VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
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Substitution 67'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Koke.
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Substitution 61'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Thomas Partey.
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Substitution 58'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Diego Costa.
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Yellow Card 55'
Alex Sandro (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+4'
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Yellow Card 45'+3'
Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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VAR - Penalty Awarded 28'
VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
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Yellow Card 8'
Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 18 of 18 events.
Team Stats
JUV
ATM
16
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
2
63.1
Possession
36.9
14
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
5
10
On Target %
40
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
473
Accurate Passes
228
543
Passes
311
90
Pass Completion %
70
2
Accurate Crosses
5
15
Crosses
19
10
Cross %
30
52
Long Balls
58
32
Accurate Long Balls
23
60
Long Balls %
40
3
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
8
6
Tackles
13
80
Tackle %
60
10
Interceptions
14
25
Effective Clearances
20
25
Clearances
20
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedATM · 4-4-2
Jan OblakG132 saves
Diego GodínCD-L21 shot on target1 goal2 shots
José María GiménezCD-R241 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Filipe LuísLB3
JuanfranRB20
Thomas ParteyCM-L5 yellow card1 shot on target1 shot
RodriCM-R141 shot
KokeLM6
Saúl ÑíguezRM8
Diego CostaCF-L19 yellow card1 shot
Antoine GriezmannCF-R7 yellow card2 shots on target4 shots
Substitutes
Thomas LemarSUB112 shots
Antonio AdánSUB1
Santiago AriasSUB4
Álvaro MorataSUB221 shot
Ángel CorreaSUB10
Nikola KalinicSUB9
Stefan SavicSUB15
JUV · 4-3-3
Wojciech SzczesnyG13 saves
Giorgio ChielliniCD-L3
Leonardo BonucciCD-R191 shot
Alex SandroLB12 yellow card
Mattia De SciglioRB2
Miralem PjanicCM53 shots
Blaise MatuidiLM14
Rodrigo BentancurRM30
Mario MandzukicF171 shot
Cristiano RonaldoLF71 shot on target7 shots
Paulo DybalaRF101 shot
Substitutes
Federico BernardeschiSUB331 shot on target1 shot
Leonardo SpinazzolaSUB37
Emre CanSUB23
Mattia PerinSUB22
Daniele RuganiSUB24
João CanceloSUB20
Martín CáceresSUB4
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