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title: "Absences in Atletico Madrid and Manchester United ranks ahead of Champions League clash"
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# Absences in Atletico Madrid and Manchester United ranks ahead of Champions League clash

Atletico Madrid host Manchester United in the second round of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, on Tuesday 13 October at 22:00 Damascus time, amid absences in both squads.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 12 October 2026، 10:08 ، updated 22:08 Saudi time

![Absences in Atletico Madrid and Manchester United ranks ahead of Champions League clash](https://riyadaty.com/img/blog-1200.jpg/covers/eba484ef056d13f92f7b627c1dafb3d597cebecc.webp)

Absences in Atletico Madrid and Manchester United ranks ahead of Champions League clash

[Atletico Madrid](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/atletico-madrid-218) meet [Manchester United](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/manchester-united-210) in a match that brings the two sides together as part of the second round of the league phase of the [UEFA Champions League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/uefa-champions-league-20) for the 2026/27 season, on Tuesday 13 October at 22:00 Damascus time.

beIN SPORTS will broadcast the match live.

Atletico Madrid will be without both [Rodrigo Mendoza](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/rodrigo-mendoza-martinez-moya-6284) and [Obed Gómez Vargas](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/obed-g%C3%B3mez-vargas-6286).

In contrast, Manchester United are suffering from a greater number of absences, with [Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/patrick-chinazaekpere-dorgu-6008), [T. Heaton](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/t-heaton-6002), [Noussair Mazraoui](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/noussair-mazraoui-6013), [Benjamin Šeško](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/benjamin-%C5%A1e%C5%A1ko-6031), [M. Ugarte](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/m-ugarte-6024) and [M. de Ligt](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/m-de-ligt-13971) all set to miss the match due to injury.

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