Manchester United 3-2 Atalanta: Hosts fight back from two goals down to win Champions League thriller

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Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 137 goals in the Champions League

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late winner as Manchester United staged a stunning comeback from two goals down to beat Atalanta at Old Trafford in the Champions League.

Mario Pasalic turned in a cross to the stun the hosts after 15 minutes before Merih Demiral headed in a second.

Marcus Rashford pulled one back early in the second half with a neat finish.

Harry Maguire then drove in an equaliser in the closing stages before Ronaldo headed in the dramatic winner.

It was a stunning finale to an exhilarating game as boos at half-time turned into delirious cheers at full-time after one of the most sensational Champions League games at Old Trafford.

The result means United go top of Group F with six points from three games.

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Manchester United

Squad number1Player namede Gea
Squad number29Player nameWan-Bissaka
Squad number2Player nameLindelöf
Squad number5Player nameMaguire
Squad number23Player nameShaw
Squad number39Player nameMcTominay
Squad number17Player nameFred
Squad number11Player nameGreenwood
Squad number18Player nameBruno Fernandes
Squad number10Player nameRashford
Squad number7Player nameCristiano Ronaldo

Squad number6Player namePogba
Squad number21Player nameCavani
Squad number25Player nameSancho
Squad number31Player nameMatic

Atalanta

Squad number1Player nameMusso
Squad number15Player namede Roon
Squad number28Player nameDemiral
Squad number6Player namePalomino
Squad number77Player nameZappacosta
Squad number7Player nameKoopmeiners
Squad number11Player nameFreuler
Squad number3Player nameMaehle
Squad number88Player namePasalic
Squad number72Player nameIlicic
Squad number9Player nameMuriel

Squad number13Player namePezzella
Squad number18Player nameMalinovskyi
Squad number59Player nameAl Miranchuk
Squad number66Player nameLovato
Squad number91Player nameZapata

Line-ups

Man Utd

Formation 4-2-3-1

1de Gea
29Wan-Bissaka
2Lindelöf
5Maguire
23ShawBooked at 64mins
39McTominaySubstituted forPogbaat 66'minutes
17FredSubstituted forMaticat 88'minutesBooked at 90mins
11GreenwoodSubstituted forSanchoat 73'minutes
18Bruno Fernandes
10RashfordSubstituted forCavaniat 66'minutesBooked at 90mins
7Cristiano Ronaldo

Substitutes

3Bailly
6Pogba
8Mata
14Lingard
20Dalot
21Cavani
25Sancho
26Henderson
27Telles
31Matic
34van de Beek
36Elanga

Atalanta

Formation 3-4-1-2

1Musso
15de RoonBooked at 57mins
28DemiralSubstituted forLovatoat 45'minutesBooked at 55mins
6PalominoBooked at 80mins
77Zappacosta
7KoopmeinersSubstituted forPezzellaat 80'minutes
11Freuler
3Maehle
88PasalicBooked at 57minsSubstituted forMalinovskyiat 68'minutes
72IlicicSubstituted forAl Miranchukat 68'minutes
9MurielSubstituted forZapataat 56'minutes

Substitutes

13Pezzella
18Malinovskyi
31Rossi
42Scalvini
57Sportiello
59Al Miranchuk
66Lovato
91Zapata
99Piccoli

Live Text

Match ends, Manchester United 3, Atalanta 2.
Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Atalanta 2.
Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Edinson Cavani (Manchester United).
Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Nemanja Matic.
Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Fred because of an injury.
Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Edinson Cavani.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
Goal! Manchester United 3, Atalanta 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross following a corner.