Atlético Madrid vs Union St.-Gilloise, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Atlético Madrid back on track with win over Union Saint-Gilloise
Atlético Madrid returned to winning ways in the Champions League with a 3-1 victory over Union Saint-Gilloise.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Rob Schoofs (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adem Zorgane.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Foul by Rob Schoofs (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 8': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 12': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Anan Khalaili following a fast break.
- 21': Delay in match (Atletico Madrid).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise). Assisted by Álex Baena.
- 23': Foul by Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 23': Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José María Giménez replaces Robin Le Normand because of an injury.
- 29': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).
- 29': Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid).
- 29': Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Anan Khalaili.
- 32': Attempt missed. José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
- 34': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 34': Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Anouar Ait El Hadj is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 36': Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Christian Burgess (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 39': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Union Saint-Gilloise 0. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone following a fast break.
- 42': Foul by Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 42': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 45': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Álex Baena is caught offside.
- 45'+2': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 45'+3': VAR Decision: No Goal Atletico Madrid 1-0 Union Saint-Gilloise.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Union Saint-Gilloise 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 1, Union Saint-Gilloise 0.
- 48': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Kevin Mac Allister.
- 49': Attempt missed. Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
- 51': Foul by Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid).
- 51': Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 51': Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 52': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Kamiel Van de Perre.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross.
- 55': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ross Sykes.
- 55': Attempt missed. José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ross Sykes.
- 58': Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid).
- 58': Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Rob Schoofs (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 60': Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Promise David replaces Rob Schoofs.
- 62': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 62': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thiago Almada replaces Koke.
- 62': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Conor Gallagher replaces Álex Baena.
- 64': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Christian Burgess.
- 65': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ross Sykes.
- 66': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Foul by Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 66': Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Anan Khalaili.
- 68': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 68': Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt missed. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Mac Allister with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 70': Anouar Ait El Hadj (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid).
- 71': Handball by Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid).
- 72': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 72': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Union Saint-Gilloise 0. Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
- 74': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Sofiane Boufal replaces Anouar Ait El Hadj.
- 74': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Marc Giger replaces Kevin Rodríguez.
- 74': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Mathias Rasmussen replaces Kamiel Van de Perre.
- 78': Attempt saved. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid).
- 78': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 79': Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid).
- 79': Sofiane Boufal (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Union Saint-Gilloise 1. Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 81': Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 81': Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 85': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Louis Patris replaces Anan Khalaili.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Mathias Rasmussen (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Mac Allister.
- 87': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 87': Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Giuliano Simeone.
- 89': Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise).
- 89': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Kjell Scherpen.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Promise David with a headed pass.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Louis Patris (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Ross Sykes with a headed pass.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise). Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
- 90'+6': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Union Saint-Gilloise 1. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Union Saint-Gilloise 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Union Saint-Gilloise 1.
Statistics
 USG |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 33.5 | Possession | 66.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 258 | Accurate Passes | 576 |
| 324 | Passes | 647 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 14 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 26 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 22 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 4 | +11 | 12 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 4 | +11 | 12 |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | +9 | 9 |
| 4 | Internazionale | 3 | +9 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 17 | Dávid Hancko |
| 24 | Robin Le Normand |
| 3 | Matteo Ruggeri |
| 16 | Nahuel Molina  |
| 6 | Koke |
| 8 | Pablo Barrios |
| 10 | Álex Baena |
| 20 | Giuliano Simeone |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
Union St.-Gilloise (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 37 | Kjell Scherpen (GK) |
| 16 | Christian Burgess |
| 26 | Ross Sykes |
| 5 | Kevin Mac Allister |
| 17 | Rob Schoofs |
| 8 | Adem Zorgane |
| 6 | Kamiel Van De Perre |
| 22 | Ousseynou Niang |
| 25 | Anan Khalaili |
| 13 | Kevin Rodríguez |
| 10 | Anouar Ait El Hadj |
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