Atletico Madrid host Manchester United in Champions League league stage clash
Atletico Madrid will host Manchester United at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on 13 October for matchday two of the UEFA Champions League league stage, a fixture that renews a rivalry with a recent and competitive history between the two clubs.
Contrasting form lines
Atletico Madrid arrive on the back of a WWWLL sequence in their last five matches, having won three and lost two, giving them clearly the stronger recent record of the two sides. Manchester United, by contrast, have managed just one win from their last five, with two draws and two defeats in a DLLWD run.
That gap in form will be a notable subplot heading into the match, even if league form does not always translate directly into continental results.
A history of close contests
The two sides have met several times in recent seasons, with the balance of results fairly even overall. Manchester United won the most recent encounter 2-1 in a friendly fixture on 1 August 2026, while Atletico Madrid won a friendly meeting 1-0 on 30 July 2022. In their last competitive Champions League meetings, Atletico Madrid won 1-0 away at Manchester United in March 2022, having drawn 1-1 at home to them the previous month.
That record suggests a fixture that could again be tightly contested, with neither side having previously dominated the head-to-head in European competition.
With both clubs looking to build early momentum in the league stage, this matchday two meeting at the Metropolitano carries early significance for their respective campaigns.