Match report

Real Madrid Defeats Atalanta 1-0 in UEFA Champions League

Atalanta
Atalanta
0–1
FT
Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Feb 24, 2021

Real Madrid triumphed in their UEFA Champions League match against Atalanta, securing a 1-0 victory. Ferland Mendy's late goal in the 86th minute sealed the win for the Spanish giants. Atalanta suffered a significant setback when Remo Freuler was shown a red card for a professional foul in the 17th minute, leaving them with ten men for the remainder of the match.

Key Facts

  • • Atalanta 0–1 Real Madrid
  • • Remo Freuler received a red card in the 17th minute for Atalanta
  • • Ferland Mendy scored the winning goal in the 86th minute for Real Madrid
  • • Casemiro (Real Madrid) and R. Gosens (Atalanta) each received a yellow card
  • • Several substitutions were made in the latter stages of the match

Lineups

Atalanta

Formation: 3-4-1-2

Starting XI

  • 95 P. Gollini (G)
  • 2 Rafael Tolói (D)
  • 19 B. Djimsiti (D)
  • 8 R. Gosens (M)
  • 17 C. Romero (D)
  • 3 J. Mæhle (M)
  • 15 M. de Roon (M)
  • 11 R. Freuler (M)
  • 32 M. Pessina (F)
  • 91 D. Zapata (F)
  • 9 L. Muriel (F)

Substitutes

  • 88 M. Pašalić
  • 72 J. Iličić
  • 18 R. Malinovskyi
  • 6 J. Palomino
  • 59 A. Miranchuk
  • 40 M. Ruggeri
  • 4 B. Šutalo
  • 13 M. Caldara
  • 57 M. Sportiello
  • 7 S. Lammers
  • 31 F. Rossi

Real Madrid

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 T. Courtois (G)
  • 6 Nacho (D)
  • 5 R. Varane (D)
  • 23 F. Mendy (D)
  • 10 L. Modrić (M)
  • 8 T. Kroos (M)
  • 14 Casemiro (M)
  • 22 Isco (F)
  • 17 Lucas Vázquez (D)
  • 11 Asensio (F)
  • 20 Vinícius Júnior (F)

Substitutes

  • 24 M. Díaz
  • 30 Sergio Arribas
  • 34 Hugo Duro
  • 32 Víctor Chust
  • 35 Miguel Gutiérrez
  • 13 A. Lunin
  • 26 Diego Altube
  • 31 Antonio Blanco

Timeline

  1. Atalanta
    17' Atalanta Card · Red Card
    Remo Freuler

    Professional foul last man

  2. Real Madrid
    23' Real Madrid Card · Yellow Card
    Casemiro

    Foul

  3. Atalanta
    30' Atalanta subst · Substitution 1
    Off: D. Zapata · On: M. Pasalic
  4. Real Madrid
    55' Real Madrid Card · Yellow Card
    Ferland Mendy

    Foul

  5. Atalanta
    56' Atalanta subst · Substitution 2
    Off: L. Muriel · On: J. Iličić
  6. Real Madrid
    57' Real Madrid subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Vinicius Junior · On: M. Diaz
  7. Atalanta
    71' Atalanta Card · Yellow Card
    R. Gosens

    Foul

  8. Real Madrid
    76' Real Madrid subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Asensio · On: S. Arribas
  9. Real Madrid
    76' Real Madrid subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Isco · On: H. Duro
  10. Atalanta
    86' Atalanta subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Iličić · On: R. Malinovskyi
  11. Atalanta
    86' Atalanta subst · Substitution 4
    Off: J. Maehle · On: José Luis Palomino
  12. Real Madrid
    86' Real Madrid Goal · Normal Goal
    Ferland Mendy · Assist: L. Modrić

Match Stats

Stat Atalanta Real Madrid
Fouls 8 12
Pass Accuracy 75% 89%
Offsides 2 2
Red Cards 1 0
Total Shots 2 19
Corners 1 7
Total Passes 362 799
Yellow Cards 1 2
Blocked Shots 0 9
Shots on Target 0 4
Shots off Target 2 6
Possession 31% 69%
Accurate Passes 271 712
Shots Inside Box 1 8
Saves 3 0
Shots Outside Box 1 11

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Atalanta's red card to Remo Freuler in the 17th minute altered the course of the match, giving Real Madrid a numerical advantage
  • ▸ Ferland Mendy's goal in the 86th minute was the decisive moment, securing the win for Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League encounter