Atlético de Madrid host United in the first leg of the Champions League playoff
The Madrid club will face Manchester United on Thursday, February 12th at 21:00 CET in Alcalá for the first leg of the playoff to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals. The match will be broadcast live on Disney+. Both teams met this season with the English side securing a 0-1 victory in the group stage.
11 FEB 2026
Following the group stage of the UEFA Women's Champions League, two Spanish clubs, Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid CF, will be looking to reach the quarter-finals, where FC Barcelona is already waiting. The *rojiblancas* head into the tie after finishing 11th in the group stage with 7 points, having secured two victories—against St. Pölten (0-6) and Twente (0-4)—one draw, and three defeats. Since José Herrera took the helm on the *colchonero* bench, the Madrid side remains unbeaten with two wins and one draw. A run they will seek to extend in Europe's premier competition. The Tenerife-born coach will be without Macarena Portales and Gio Queiroz. Should *las atléticas* qualify, they would face Bayern Munich in the next round, a quarter-final they have only reached once before, in the 2019/2020 season.
They will face a Manchester United side that is currently on a nine-match unbeaten streak across all competitions. The English club finished the Champions League group stage in 6th position in the league table with 12 points, boasting a record of four wins and two losses, including three clean sheets. The knockout phase is unfamiliar territory for the ‘Red Devils’, who have qualified for it for the first time this season. The two sides already met this season in the group stage, with the English side triumphing 0-1 in Alcalá. Atlético de Madrid has won four of their last five two-legged ties in UEFA competitions, whereas Manchester United has won one and lost one of their previous two. The second leg will be played on Thursday, 19 February at 21:00h at the Leigh Sports Village.
First-leg matches for the play-off to access the quarter-finals
Wednesday 11 February 18:45h OH Leuven - Arsenal
Wednesday 11 February 21:00h Paris FC - Real Madrid CF
Thursday 12 February 18:45h Wolfsburg - Juventus
Thursday 12 February 21:00h Atlético de Madrid - Manchester United