Gyökeres and Álvarez Trade Penalties as Atlético and Arsenal Draw Champions League Semi-Final First Leg

Club Atlético de Madrid and Arsenal FC remain finely poised in their UEFA Champions League semi-final after a 1–1 draw in the first leg on 29 April 2026. Both goals at the Wanda Metropolitano came from the penalty spot, leaving the tie wide open ahead of the return match in London.

Arsenal struck first just before half-time. In the 44th minute, Viktor Gyökeres converted a penalty to give the Premier League side a valuable away lead, sending the visitors into the break 1–0 up.

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Atlético responded early in the second half. Julián Álvarez levelled the score with a penalty of his own in the 56th minute, restoring parity and shifting the momentum back toward the home side. The goals were the only confirmed scoring chances in the match, with no further changes to the 1–1 scoreline.

Both managers turned to their benches to influence the contest. Atlético made a half-time adjustment, bringing on Robin Le Normand for Giuliano Simeone at the restart. Later, Álvarez was replaced by Álex Baena in the 77th minute, while Nahuel Molina entered for Johnny in the closing stages.

Arsenal introduced Eberechi Eze for Martin Ødegaard on 58 minutes, before a triple attacking reshuffle around the 68th and 69th minutes saw Leandro Trossard, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus come on for Martinelli, Noni Madueke and goalscorer Gyökeres. In the 86th minute, Ben White made way for Cristhian Mosquera.

The only recorded booking went to Atlético defender Dávid Hancko, who received a yellow card in the 78th minute.

Detailed information on chances created, possession and other match statistics is not available in the current data. The tie is level heading into the second leg, with Arsenal holding a potentially crucial away goal as both clubs chase a place in the UEFA Champions League final.

For more on this fixture, visit the full match page: Atlético vs Arsenal.

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UEFA Champions League Standings

Season 2025/26 2024/25

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal FC	8	8	0	0	23	4	19	24	W D D W L
2	FC Bayern München	8	7	0	1	22	8	14	21	D L W W D
3	Liverpool FC	8	6	0	2	20	8	12	18	L L L W L
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	8	5	2	1	17	7	10	17
5	FC Barcelona	8	5	1	2	22	14	8	16	W L L D L
6	Chelsea FC	8	5	1	2	17	10	7	16
7	Sporting Clube de Portugal	8	5	1	2	17	11	6	16	D L D L D
8	Manchester City FC	8	5	1	2	15	9	6	16	L L W L L
9	Real Madrid CF	8	5	0	3	21	12	9	15	L L L L W
10	FC Internazionale Milano	8	5	0	3	15	7	8	15	L W D D W
11	Paris Saint-Germain FC	8	4	2	2	21	11	10	14	D W W W W
12	Newcastle United FC	8	4	2	2	17	7	10	14
13	Juventus FC	8	3	4	1	14	10	4	13	L W L D W
14	Club Atlético de Madrid	8	4	1	3	17	15	2	13	L D L W L
15	Atalanta BC	8	4	1	3	10	10	0	13	L L D W L
16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	8	3	3	2	13	14	-1	12	L L W L W
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	3	2	3	19	17	2	11	W L W D D
18	PAE Olympiakos SFP	8	3	2	3	10	14	-4	11
19	Club Brugge KV	8	3	1	4	15	17	-2	10	L L W W L
20	Galatasaray SK	8	3	1	4	9	11	-2	10
21	AS Monaco FC	8	2	4	2	8	14	-6	10	D L L W L
22	Qarabağ Ağdam FK	8	3	1	4	13	21	-8	10
23	FK Bodø/Glimt	8	2	3	3	14	15	-1	9
24	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	8	3	0	5	10	12	-2	9	L L D W W
25	Olympique de Marseille	8	3	0	5	11	14	-3	9
26	Paphos FC	8	2	3	3	8	11	-3	9
27	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	8	3	0	5	8	17	-9	9
28	PSV	8	2	2	4	16	16	0	8	D L W L W
29	Athletic Club	8	2	2	4	9	14	-5	8
30	SSC Napoli	8	2	2	4	9	15	-6	8
31	FC København	8	2	2	4	12	21	-9	8
32	AFC Ajax	8	2	0	6	8	21	-13	6
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	1	1	6	10	21	-11	4
34	SK Slavia Praha	8	0	3	5	5	19	-14	3
35	Villarreal CF	8	0	1	7	5	18	-13	1
36	FK Kairat	8	0	1	7	7	22	-15	1