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Manchester United vs Atlético Madrid

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Date & Time
Sat 1st August 2026 3:00pm Local
Sat 1st August 2026 1:00pm UTC

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Atlético Madrid @ Manchester United

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League
Club Friendlies

Season
2026

Round
Round

Status
FT

Location
Stockholm
Sweden

Strawberry Arena

	Mbeumo		(53')
	Mbeumo		(74')

Ortiz

(05')

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Home Team Lineup

Mount	Yoro	Maguire 73
Heaven	Santos 82	Heaton
Shaw Amass 73	Dorgu Williams 73	Diallo Fletcher 46
Mbeumo 82

Away Team Lineup

Vargas Mendoza 46	Koke Hjulmand 46	Normand José María 46
Hancko 61	Domínguez 61	Martín Lemar 61
Lookman Arnau Solà 61	Oblak 46	Ruggeri 61
Ortiz Esteban 61

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Description

An exciting pre-season fixture takes over Strawberry Arena in Stockholm as English giants Manchester United take on Spanish powerhouse Atlético Madrid for the Snapdragon Cup. The primary hurdle for Manchester United is maintaining defensive structure against sharp counter-attacking transitions while building fitness late in their pre-season schedule. The objective for the Red Devils is to dictate possession, break through Atlético's compact shape using quick wing play, and establish an early attacking tempo. Concurrently, the mission for Atlético Madrid centers on enforcing disciplined defensive lines, absorbing territorial pressure, and utilizing quick vertical passing to exploit spaces behind the opposition defense.

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Result Description

Manchester United came from behind to earn a 2–1 victory against Atlético Madrid at Strawberry Arena in Stockholm to win the Snapdragon Cup. Atlético Madrid got off to a quick start when Arnau Ortiz finished off a sweeping team move in the fifth minute to put the Spanish side ahead. Manchester United responded in the second half, drawing level in the 53rd minute after Bryan Mbeumo converted a penalty awarded for a foul on Shea Lacey. Mbeumo completed the comeback in the 74th minute by slotting home his second goal of the match, securing the pre-season victory for United.