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Julián Alvarez
14 goals in six matches, and 8 points to show for them. That is the form line Manchester United carry into Atlético Madrid, who have taken 12 points from their own last six and scored 13. The two meet at the Metropolitano in Madrid on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, kick-off 20:00 BST, in the UEFA Champions League.
Manchester United have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last six, scoring 14 and conceding 9. The goals have come in bursts rather than steadily. They put 5-2 past Ipswich Town at home on 30 August 2026 and beat Sabah FK 4-0 at home in the Champions League on 10 September 2026, and those two nights carry most of the attacking return.
The rest of the run is harder reading. A 2-2 draw away at Everton on 6 September 2026, a 0-1 home defeat by Manchester City on 13 September 2026, a 2-3 home defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion in the EFL Cup on 16 September 2026, then a 1-1 draw away at Fulham on 20 September 2026. Both of the home games in that group were lost.
So the scoring is real. The 9 conceded in six is the other half of it, and against sides of any standing United have not held on.
Atlético Madrid have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last six, with 13 scored and 7 conceded. No draws at all. Every match has been settled one way or the other, and at home both were won comfortably enough: 4-0 against Osasuna on 16 September 2026, then 2-1 against Real Madrid in the derby on 20 September 2026.
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