Anthony Elanga came off the bench and scored a crucial goal that earned Manchester United a 1-1 draw away at Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League 2021/22 season. Joao Felix gave an early lead to the home team.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
How many positional attacks were created by Atletico Madrid? What were the xT creation zones for Manchester United?
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The home team started in a 5-3-2 formation, with Renan Lodi and Sime Vrsaljko operating as the two wing-backs. Joao Felix led the line along with Angel Correa.
Geoffrey Kondogbia played in the defensive midfield role in front of the three defenders, and the average position of most of the Atletico Madrid players was inside the opposition’s half.
Manchester United played in a 4-2-3-1 formation, and Marcus Rashford returned to the starting XI after replacing Jesse Lingard from last weekend’s match in the Premier League. Victor Lindelof started in the right-back position.
By looking at the average position of the starting XI, we can observe that Fred played as a defensive midfielder in front of the two centre-backs. Jadon Sancho started on the right this time.
Manchester United had more possession of the ball but created fewer chances than their opponents. Atletico only had one shot on target, and they scored their only goal with that shot. Both teams attempted 16 passes into the opposition’s penalty box, with Manchester United having a better success rate.
Atletico Madrid’s most dangerous player was Joao Felix. The Portuguese attempted five shots and was the goal-scorer for his team. Hector Herrera showed a dominant display in the midfield and made 11 recoveries inside the opponent’s half. Both teams attempted ten crosses each in the match.
The home team attempted 13 shots, eight of them from inside the opposition’s penalty box. The xG rate was 1.44, and the goal was scored from inside the box.
Manchester United players attempted seven shots, and two of them were on target. The Red Devils only attempted one shot from inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Atletico Madrid created a lot of threats in the first few minutes of the match and scored their only goal. They attempted ten shots within the first ten minutes. Manchester United attempted five shots in the second half and created more threats in the middle periods of both halves.
Hector Herrara was the highest passer of the ball for the home team. He attempted 54 passes and seven each towards Felix and Vrsaljko.
Raphael Varane attempted 66 passes, including 13 towards Victor Lindelof. The defender was also on the receiving end of most passes.
Angel Correa attempted three smart passes, and his striking partner attempted two smart passes in the match. Of his 18 passes, five landed inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Bruno Fernandes attempted two crosses and one smart pass. Of his 51 passes, three landed inside the opposition’s penalty box.
The left wing-back, Renan Lodi, provided the cross for Joao Felix’s header that gave Atletico the lead. Atletico Madrid created more threats from the wide sides, especially the left side.
Joao Felix attempted the most dribbles in the match and created the highest threat rate from dribbles. Angel Correa and Lodi were behind him with four dribbles each.
Manchester United had fewer threats in the final third. They attacked more from the right side, and Fred created the highest threats from passes.
Marcus Rashford attempted the most dribbles for the Red Devils. Alex Telles came off the bench and created the biggest threat.
The home team won 16 defensive duels in the middle. Geoffrey Kondogbia contested five duels and didn’t lose a single duel.
Atletico Madrid won nine aerial duels in the final third. Šime Vrsaljko contested the most duels for his side.
Šime Vrsaljko once again contested the most duels for his side. The home team won ten duels in the middle.
Fred contested nine defensive duels for Manchester United and lost five of them. The away team won 12 duels in the defensive third.
Harry Maguire contested five aerial duels and had an 80% win rate. Paul Pogba contested the most duels for the Premier League side.
Manchester United won 13 loose ball duels in the defensive third. Fred won the most duels for the Red Devils.
The home team won 14 free-kicks and five of them inside the opposition’s half. Hector Herrera was behind six corners and created the highest threats.
Manchester United won three corners and two from the right side. The Red Devils won four free-kicks in the opposition’s half, and one free-kick was attempted as a cross inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Atletico Madrid created more threats in the match but only hit one shot on target. Manchester United struggled to create enough threats and struggled to take shots from inside the opposition’s penalty box. In the next match, Manchester United will have the home advantage.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: UEFA Champions League 2021/22 Stats: Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United.