Atletico lost the ball more than usual and could not score

Bayern won 2-0 in Madrid with fewer chances than they usually create, but Atletico's failure was the more unusual one.

Atletico Madrid had scored in each of their last six matches, so failing to score at home stands out. The bigger change sits with the ball, though. Atletico had 41% of possession at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, well below the 52.7% they usually keep in their own stadium. Bayern München were close to their normal level, with 59% against an average of 58%.

For Atletico, this was less a flood of wasted shooting than a thinner supply of good chances. They took eight shots, a little under the 9.3 they usually manage at home, and only two were on target. Expected goals, a measure that gives each shot a value based on how often similar chances go in, came to 0.76. Their usual figure is 1.2, so the chances were poorer as well as fewer.

Bayern's attack was less productive than usual, yet still busy. They had 19 shots, a little short of the 20.3 they normally take away from home, but far above the 14.6 a typical side in this league takes per match. Their expected goals of 1.79 sat well under their usual 3.02, just above the league's typical level of 1.74. They got into the box often enough, but their chances were not of the high-quality kind they normally create.

Atletico's defence was also more tested than usual. The chances Bayern created against them added up to 1.79 expected goals, against the 1.15 they usually concede at home. M. Neuer made three saves for Bayern and was rated 7.4, a sign that the visitors were troubling the home side even without taking many clear openings. Atletico also picked up a yellow card for Giuliano Simeone Baldini in the 79th minute, and neither side was sent off.

The goals came from Lennart Karl, who scored at 54 minutes, and Konrad Laimer, who finished at 74 after a pass from Harry Kane. Karl and Laimer were both rated 8.2, the highest marks in the match. Bayern scored two, which is below the 3.3 they average, but they have been level in four of their last six games. Two goals was enough to end that run of stalemates with a win.

Atletico's home record had been the reason for their optimism, with five wins in six. That run ended without a goal, and the chance-making figures suggest it was about the ball and the quality of attacks as much as finishing. On the table, Atletico sit 16th on four points from three matches, having scored four and conceded three. Bayern are 14th on five points, with ten goals scored and five conceded.

Player of the matchK. Laimer1 goal8.2

L. Karl1 goal8.2

M. Neuer3 saves7.4

T. Bischof3 chances created7.3