UEFA Champions League, League Stage 2Atletico MadridATM 13/10/2026 20:00 Manchester UnitedMUN Venue Riyadh Air Metropolitano Referee Glenn NybergWhere to Watch Atletico Madrid v Manchester United: TV and online streamsAtletico Madrid versus Manchester United kicks off at 8pm BST (9pm local time). In the UK, it is being shown on TNT Sports. You can stream it on HBO Max. If you live outside the UK, click theLINK HEREto find out where to watch it in your region.Preview for Atletico Madrid v Manchester UnitedIf Michael Carrick needed a gentle game to steady the ship, this isnt it. Manchester United head to the Metropolitano on Tuesday night to face an Atletico Madrid side in red-hot form, with the boos from Old Trafford still ringing in their ears.Uniteds weekend was another painful one. Bryan Mbeumo finally broke the deadlock against Tottenham in the 73rd minute, and when Rodrigo Bentancur was dimissed five minutes later, three points looked nailed on. Instead, Dominic Solanke converted Sandro Tonalis cross two minutes into stoppage time, and United were booed off. Prior to the sending off, winless Spurs had been much the better side, and Carrick was left with plenty of questions to answer.Six points from six Premier League games is Uniteds lowest tally at this stage of a league season since 1986-87, and speculation about Carricks future is growing. The Champions League has at least been a refuge. United thrashed Sabah 4-0 on matchday one, with Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Lisandro Martnez and Benjamin eko all scoring, and they currently sit third in the league-phase standings. Holding on to that position would be a significant achievement.Diego Simeones Atletico have gone in completely the opposite direction since their opening night. A 2-1 defeat at Liverpool was followed by four straight La Liga wins, including a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in the derby and a hard-fought 2-1 win at Alavs on Saturday, where Cristian Romero headed an 87th-minute winner. Simeones side are second in La Liga and have scored 11 goals during that winning run.History is not on Uniteds side either. They have never beaten Atletico in a competitive match, and Simeones side knocked them out of the Champions League last 16 in 2022. The Champions League Table UEFA Champions League 2026 World #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 1 1 Paris Saint Germain11006153 W 2 Bayern Mnchen11005053 W 3 Barcelona11005143 W 4 Manchester United11004043 W 5 Como11004133 W 6 VfB Stuttgart11003123 W 7 Sporting CP11003123 W 8 Manchester City11002023 W 9 Aston Villa11003213 W 10 Lens11003213 W 11 Real Betis11003213 W 12 Borussia Dortmund11003213 W 13 Liverpool11002113 W 14 Real Madrid11002113 W 15 Arsenal11001013 W 16 AEK Athens FC11001013 W 17 AS Roma10101101 D 18 Shakhtar Donetsk10101101 D 19 PSV Eindhoven10101101 D 20 Fenerbahe10101101 D 21 Villarreal100123-10 L 22 Lille100123-10 L 23 Slavia Praha100123-10 L 24 Club Brugge KV100123-10 L 25 Inter100112-10 L 26 Atletico Madrid100112-10 L 27 Napoli100101-10 L 28 Lask Linz100101-10 L 29 Viking100113-20 L 30 Galatasaray100113-20 L 31 FC Porto100102-20 L 32 RB Leipzig100114-30 L 33 Feyenoord100115-40 L 34 Sabah FA100104-40 L 35 Slovan Bratislava100116-50 L 36 Bodo/Glimt100105-50 L Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : Promotion Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals) Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Promotion Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals) Team News for Atletico Madrid v Manchester UnitedUnited are without five players. eko is out with a lower-leg problem that Carrick described as a similar area to the shin injury he suffered earlier in the season, and there is no return date. Patrick Dorgu came back from Denmark duty with a hamstring problem and is expected to miss a number of weeks. Matthijs de Ligt (back), Manuel Ugarte (knee) and Tom Heaton (abdominal) are also out, while Noussair Mazraoui is a doubt after a back knock on international duty with Morocco.Carlos Baleba made his long-awaited debut off the bench against Spurs and could push for a start. Simeone has an almost fully fit squad. Alejandro Grimaldo and Alexander Srloth have shaken off knocks, and Pablo Barrios is back after the injury he picked up at Anfield. Expected line-ups for Atletico Madrid v Manchester UnitedAtletico Madrid: Oblak; Llorente, Pubill, Romero, Grimaldo; Giuliano Simeone, Barrios, Koke, Baena; lvarez, DavidManchester United: Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martnez, Shaw; Baleba, Tielemans; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Rashford; CunhaRecent Form & Stats for Atletico Madrid v Manchester UnitedAtleti are unbeaten in the four meetings between the sides (W2 D2). Their most recent encounters came in the 2021/22 Champions League round of 16, where theydrew 1-1 in Madridbeforewinning 1-0 in Manchester.Atleti also dethroned United as European Cup Winners Cup holders in 1991/92, winning the teams second round tie 4-1 on aggregate (3-0 h, 1-1 a).Atleti have lost only two of their 19 matches against English teams in Spain (W9 D8), drawing three of the last four including the most recent,1-1 against Arsenal in last seasons semi-final first leg(1-2 aggregate).However, Atleti have won only two of their last 15 matches against English teams (D3 L10) and none in the Champions League group stage/league phase (D4 L7),going down 2-1 at Liverpool in their first fixture this season.United have lost only one of their last 11 matches against Spanish opponents (W7 D3). They beat Athletic Bilbao3-0 awayand4-1 at homein the last fixtures, in the 2024/25 Europa League semi-finals, to make it three successive victories.Uniteds last 10 matches against Spanish opponents have produced 35 goals, an average of 3.5 per game. 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