UEFA Champions League Scores & Fixtures
Tuesday 21st October
UEFA Champions League Table
- Arsenal, Position 5, Points 6
- Atletico Madrid, Position 10, Points 3
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
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6 Qarabağ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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13 Club Brugge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
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14 Sporting CP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
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20 Union Saint-Gilloise | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
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21 Galatasaray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
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24 Bodø / Glimt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
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27 PSV | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
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28 Copenhagen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
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29 Olympiakos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
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31 Slavia Prague | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
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32 Pafos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
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33 Benfica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
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35 Ajax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
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36 Kairat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : 8th Finals
- Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Play-off
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Match Facts
The only previous meetings between Arsenal and Atlético Madrid in Europe came in the semi-finals of the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League, where the Gunners were eliminated 2-1 on aggregate by Diego Simeone’s side, and with Diego Costa scoring the tie’s decisive goal (drew 1-1 at home, lost 0-1 away).
Atlético Madrid have never won away to an English side in the group/league phase of the UEFA Champions League, failing in all five attempts to date (D2 L3), and including a 4-0 defeat in London (versus Chelsea in October 2009.
Arsenal have won each of their last six games against Spanish teams, beating four different opponents in this run (Real Madrid x2, Sevilla x2, Girona and Athletic Club). This is already the longest winning run by a team against Spanish opposition in UEFA Champions League history.
Atlético Madrid have only won one of their last nine matches against English sides in European competition (D2 L6), with that lone victory coming against Manchester United in the second leg of a last 16 tie in the UEFA Champions League in March 2022.
Arsenal are one of only two sides – along with Internazionale – who haven’t conceded a goal in the UEFA Champions League this season. The Gunners rank first for xG against (0.85) in the competition this term, while they have held their opponents to under one xG in seven of their 10 league phase matches since the start of last term (0.35 v Athletic Club and 0.5 v Olympiakos this season).
Atlético Madrid are the top ranked team in the UEFA Champions League this season for passes breaking the opposition’s defensive line (22). Indeed, the 14 they made in their 5-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on MD2 was the most by a team in a single game in the current edition.
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka has been directly involved in 17 goals in 19 appearances in the UEFA Champions League (11 goals, six assists). Since his debut in the competition on 20th September 2023, Saka has the second best minutes per goal involvement ratio of any winger (89 – min. 500 minutes played), only behind Barcelona’s Raphinha (69).
Atlético Madrid’s Julián Alvarez has scored 13 goals in 11 UEFA Champions League appearances since the start of the 2023-24 season. In this period, he is the player who has exceeded his xG total by the biggest margin in the competition (+7.6 – 13 goals from 5.4 expected goals).
Since the start of last season, the two players with the highest duel success rate (min. 50 contested) in the UEFA Champions League are Arsenal pair Gabriel Magalhães (69.8%) and Myles Lewis-Skelly (69.1%).
Conor Gallagher has averaged 2.6 interceptions per 90 for Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Champions League; the highest average of any player with 10+ appearances in the competition since the start of last season. Indeed, no player has made more interceptions (7) than Gallagher in the current edition.