Atletico Madrid 1-1 Bayern Munich: Player ratings as Thomas Muller saves holders' blushes | UEFA Champions League 2020-21

Honors even in Madrid as Bayern hold Atletico to a late draw
Honors even in Madrid as Bayern hold Atletico to a late draw

Bayern Munich held Atletico Madrid to a late 1-1 draw at the Wanda Metropolitano in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Joao Felix put the hosts in front just before the half-hour mark, which seemed enough for the Rojiblancos to secure a win. However, Thomas Muller came off the bench and restored parity from the spot in the 86th minute, after being fouled by Felipe.

Bayern Munich named a weakened side for the match, with in-form striker Robert Lewandowski not even in the matchday squad, and plausibly struggled to create many chances.

Diego Simeone's side, meanwhile, attempted 13 shots in total, more than twice as many as the reigning European champions, but failed to add a second. Now, they'll have to beat Red Bull Salzburg on the final day to secure a place in the Round of 16.

Atletico Madrid Player Ratings

Jan Oblak - 7/10

The Slovenian barely had to do anything in the match, as Bayern Munich struggled offensively without many attacking stars. Unfortunately, he couldn't keep out Muller's penalty and missed a shot at a valuable clean sheet.


Stefan Savic - 6/10

Savic once again put his body on the line to safeguard his net from Bayern Munich. Most notably, he made a vital clearance towards the end to divert Hernandez's searching cross towards the box.

Jose Gimenez - 6/10

He wasn't really tested by Bayern Munich's attacker,s but the Uruguayan was always on hand to clear any danger.

Mario Hermoso - 7/10

What a colossal shift in defense from the Spaniard. He denied Bayern Munich with three tackles, clearances, and defensive aerial duels each.


Kieran Trippier - 6/10

He offered little in the way of attack, but was defensively sound against Bayern Munich's threat. His crosses sometimes looked wayward though.

Marcos Llorente - 8/10

One of the best performers in the match, Llorente was all over the pitch. His passing accuracy was fantastic, even assisting Felix with a pass from a tight angle. His movements in the attacking half were a constant source of threat.

Koke - 7/10

Koke was the key to ball progression and even sometimes drove forward to link up with the attackers.

Saul - 7/10

There was not much to see from him attacking-wise, but he did break Bayern Munich's play at times.

Yannick Carrasco - 7.5/10

A big threat down the left flank, Carrasco constantly drove forward to link-up with Felix and laid some good crosses too.


Angel Correa - 7/10

Even though he started up top with Felix, Correa played in a slightly more withdrawn role. He ran between the channels and fed the Portuguese with some nice through-balls.

Joao Felix - 8/10

The Portuguese sensation continued his bright start to the season with another goal. He poked home Llorente's pass from close range for this third goal in the competition, and eighth of the season overall.


Substitutes

Felipe - 5/10

Despite only coming off the bench, Felipe managed to be one of the worst players on the pitch. Firstly, he conceded the penalty which saw Bayern Munich and then fumbled Lodi's cross in really clumsy fashion.

Hector Herrera - N/A

The Mexican was on the field for over 10 minutes, but only touched the ball twice.

Thomas Lemar - N/A

He only came on to see out the final few minutes of the match, but almost set-up Hermoso with a nice cross.

Renan Lodi - N/A

Lodi didn't get much time to pull off anything, merely seeing out the match like a pedestrian.

Bayern Munich Player Ratings

A depleted Bayern Munich side struggled to create many chances
A depleted Bayern Munich side struggled to create many chances

Alexander Nubel - 7/10

No clean sheet for Nubel, who was beaten by Felix in the first-half. Besides that, had little to do for Bayern Munich in the match.


Niklas Sule - 7.5/10

With three defensive aerial duels won and two clearances made, Sule was superb for Bayern Munich. He was the mortar to Alaba's brick.

David Alaba - 7/10

A solid display from the Austrian at the heart of the Bayern Munich defense, as he always tried to keep it intact. He registered an 88% pass completion rate, as well as two tackles and clearances each.

Lucas Hernandez - 7/10

He was one of three centre-backs in Flick's 3-4-2-1 system. Even though this limited his offensive play, he came up trumps defensively and made the most tackles in the match with four, as well as another three clearances.


Bouna Sarr - 5/10

Sarr was totally outplayed on his flank by Carrasco and Felix, and even went into the books for a nasty challenge on the former.

Jamal Musiala - 7/10

Musiala was Bayern Munich's brightest spark in the attack. He made a few key passes in the build-up to the little attacking which his side did. Musiala then assumed a more deep-lying role after Muller came on, which he played to perfection too.

Javi Martinez - 6/10

Martinez made a vital intervention in the first-half to deny Felix a cross. He also made two clearances in the match.

Bright Arrey-Mbi - 6/10

Not the most spectacular Bayern Munich debut for the youngster, but he didn't make any mistakes on his side of the flank.


Leroy Sane - 6/10

Without Muller, Gnabry, Coman, and Lewandowski in the team, this was his chance to be Bayern Munich's hero. However, Sane really squandered it and failed to offer anything of note, managing just one shot at goal.

Douglas Costa - 6/10

An improved performance from Costa compared to the weekend, as he showedd good energy and intent. However, he mustered just one shot at goal.


Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting - 6/10

He filled in for Lewandowski but didn't look anything like him. The Cameroonian was virtually non-existent for Bayern Munich, failed to put away some chances and offered little else.


Substitutes

Thomas Muller - 8/10

Despite his limited time today, the Raumdeuter managed to make a telling impact. He won a penalty and then dispatched it nonchalantly beyond Oblak to help Bayern Munich avoid defeat.

Serge Gnabry - 6/10

He came on just after the hour mark, but didn't do much in terms of building play and creating chances for Bayern Munich.

Chris Richards - 6/10

His passing was good and showed his aerial prowess too, but other than that, he was nothing special.

Angelo Stiller - N/A

The 19-year old made his debut, but couldn't mark it with anything of note due to the limited time given to him.

Joshua Zirkzee - N/A

The 19-year old had little time to do anything.

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