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Conor Gallagher joined Atletico Madrid in 2024 England international Conor Gallagher scored as Atletico Madrid comfortably beat Union Saint-Gilloise in the Champions League. The former Chelsea midfielder was named among the substitutes by Diego Simeone but made an instant impact 10 minutes after he was introduced in the second half. Gallagher pounced on a loose ball in the box to rifle beyond Kjell Scherpen in the Union net to make it 2-0. But, before Gallagher's strike, former Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez scored his second Champions League goal of the season to fire Atletico into the lead in the 39th minute. The Belgian side briefly halved the deficit when former Accrington Stanley defender Ross Sykes headed beyond Jan Oblak with 10 minutes remaining. But substitute Marcos Llorente wrapped up the three points for the Spaniards with a 96th-minute strike for his third goal in this year's competition. With their second win in four matches Atletico have risen to 14th in the table, while Union sit in 26th place. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 4th November 2025 at 22: 01 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Diego Simeone Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: David Hubert Formation: 3 - 5 - 1 - 1 Manager: Diego Simeone Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: David Hubert Formation: 3 - 5 - 1 - 1 UEFA Champions League All competitions Atlético de Madrid and Union Saint-Gilloise will meet for the first time here; the Spanish side have only won two of their previous six games against Belgian sides in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (D2 L2), and are winless in the last three (D2 L1). Atlético de Madrid have failed to score in three consecutive matches against Belgian teams in the UEFA Champions League, all of which were against Club Brugge between December 2018 and October 2022 (D2 L1). This will be the 23rd time that a Belgian team have faced a Spanish opponent away from home in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, while they have won just two of the previous 22 (D6 L14). The last side to do so were Anderlecht in December 2005, winning 1-0 away at Real Betis (D3 L4 since then). Atlético de Madrid have lost two of their three UEFA Champions League group games this season, as many as they lost in 2023-24 and 2024-25 combined (W10 D2 L2). They last suffered three group defeats in 2022-23. After winning their first UEFA Champions League match 3-1 against PSV, Union Saint-Gilloise have lost their last two both 4-0, against Newcastle and Internazionale. Only two teams have lost by 4+ goals without scoring in three Champions League games in a row – Malmö FF in November/December 2015 and Crvena Zvezda in October/November 2019. Atlético de Madrid are unbeaten in their last 16 home UEFA Champions League matches against sides from a nation outside of Europe’s big-five leagues (W11 D5), with their last five home defeats coming against sides from England (3), Italy (1) and France (1) since a 2-1 defeat to Benfica in September 2015. Although they’ve lost their two home UEFA Champions League games, Union Saint-Gilloise won their first away game 3-1 at PSV. Only five teams have won their first two away games in the competition – most recently Brest last season – and no side has ever lost their first two home games but won their first two on the road. Union Saint-Gilloise’s Kevin Mac Allister has scored in each of his last three away major European appearances, including his only away UEFA Champions League appearance. The only Argentinian to score in his first two away games in the competition is Julio Rossi in 2002 for Basel. Antoine Griezmann’s next UEFA Champions League appearance will be his 109th, moving ahead of Patrice Evra (108) into the outright third spot for most games played by a Frenchman in the competition. He’s had a hand in 37 goals in 43 home appearances for Atlético de Madrid (28 goals, 9 assists), including 12 in his last 12 on home soil (9 goals, 3 assists). Between spells at Manchester City and his current club Atlético de Madrid, Julián Alvarez has been directly involved in 15 goals in 10 home matches he has started in the UEFA Champions League (10 goals, five assists). Across those 10 starts, he has averaged a goal or assist every 59 minutes played. Match ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Union Saint-Gilloise 1. Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Union Saint-Gilloise 1. Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Union Saint-Gilloise 1. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a fast break. Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise). Assisted by Alexander Sørloth. Attempt saved. Louis Patris (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Ross Sykes with a headed pass. Attempt missed. Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Promise David with a headed pass. Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Kjell Scherpen. Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise). Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Giuliano Simeone. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise). Attempt blocked. Mathias Rasmussen (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Mac Allister. Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Louis Patris replaces Anan Khalaili. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Union Saint-Gilloise). Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise). Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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