Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich preview, team news, h2h: Lookman looks to surpass Martins

Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich appears prominently on the Champions League roster this midweek with Ademola Lookman targeting a Nigerian milestone.

Super Eagles forward Lookman is part of the Atlético Madrid squad that hosts Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with kickoff at 21:00 WAT at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

Lookman has one Champions League goal this season, scored in the 2-0 win over Manchester United on October 13, and he was introduced in the 76th minute of the 2-0 victory at Levante on October 31.

That strike against United took Lookman to nine goals overall, lifting him to joint-second with Obafemi Martins on Nigeria’s chart of most prolific goalscorers in Champions League history. Another goal against Bayern would see Lookman overtake Martins and seal second spot all to himself behind only Victor Osimhen with 17.

The bigger individual story belongs to the visitors, though, because Harry Kane has scored in 10 consecutive Champions League games and one more goal would equal the record of 11 held by Cristiano Ronaldo.

Bayern are 14th in the league phase on five points and Atlético are 16th on four, with the top eight going straight to the round of 16 and Barcelona holding eighth place on six.

Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich match radar

⚽ Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich
Competition	UEFA Champions League, league phase, Matchday 4
Kickoff	Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 21:00 WAT
Venue	Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid
🇳🇬 Lookman is in the Atlético squad; Kane is one goal from Ronaldo’s record of 11 straight Champions League games with a goal

Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich form and context: Solid hosts, conceding visitors

Atlético have won four and drawn one of their last five matches, scoring seven goals, conceding one and keeping four clean sheets.

The run stretches to nine games unbeaten in all competitions, and it includes 1-0 and 2-0 wins at Espanyol and Levante and a 1-0 home win over Deportivo.

At the Metropolitano the hosts have scored 13 and conceded three in six matches across LaLiga and the Champions League.

In Europe they lost 2-1 at Liverpool, then beat Manchester United 2-0 and held Stuttgart to a 1-1 draw while playing with 10 men from the 64th minute, after the red card shown to Morten Hjulmand.

Bayern have won three and drawn two of their last five, scoring 19 and conceding seven without a clean sheet, including 6-1 wins over Leipzig and Magdeburg.

They are unbeaten in 19 games in all competitions, yet they have conceded in each of their last seven, most recently in the 2-2 draw with Dortmund on Saturday.

In the league phase Bayern beat Bodø/Glimt 5-0, drew 3-3 at Viking, where Michael Olise was sent off, and drew 2-2 with Arsenal.

Their attack travels less well than it scores at home, with 27 goals in six matches in Munich against 10 in five away, or two per game.

That drop matters in Madrid, where Atlético have scored only four times in three Champions League games and will need more cutting edge against a defence that has let in five in the same competition.

Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich head-to-head

The two clubs have met eight times, with Bayern winning four, Atlético two and two matches drawn.

The latest meeting was a 1-1 draw in Madrid on December 1, 2020, six weeks after Bayern won 4-0 at home, so the record is only background for this tie.

Atlético won the 2015/16 semi-final first leg 1-0 at home, lost 2-1 in Munich and went through on the away goal, and each side then won 1-0 at home in 2016/17.

Bayern have never won in Spain against Atlético, with no win in three attempts, a record that rests on matches played nearly six years ago or longer.

Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich team news and predicted XI: Where Lookman fits

Atlético Madrid	Bayern Munich
Morten Hjulmand: suspended Johnny Cardoso: doubt (thigh) Koke: doubt (muscle) Cristian Romero: doubt (adductor)	Jamal Musiala: out (thigh) Luis Díaz: out (hamstring) Bara Sapoko Ndiaye: out (appendicitis surgery) Ismael Saibari: out (ankle ligaments) Serge Gnabry: out (thigh) Manuel Neuer: doubt (foot) Michael Olise: doubt (injured v Dortmund) Jonas Urbig: doubt (blow to the head)

Hjulmand is suspended for this game after his red card at Stuttgart on October 20, which leaves Atlético short in midfield.

Cardoso is training away from the group with a thigh problem, Koke is back in collective training after a muscle injury and Romero has an adductor issue, so all three are doubts.

Kang-in Lee and Julián Álvarez are likely starters in attack, which points to an impact role from the bench for Lookman, the Super Eagles forward working to get back to his best.

Bayern are without Musiala, Díaz, Ndiaye, Saibari and Gnabry, the last two having been hurt in the draw with Dortmund.

Neuer and Olise are doubts, Urbig is being monitored after a blow to the head, and Sven Ulreich, who has not yet played this season in the Bundesliga or the Champions League, is the goalkeeper pencilled in.

Joshua Kimmich is back after missing three matches, and he is expected to partner Aleksandar Pavlović in the double pivot.

Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich star player comparison

Álex Baena Midfielder · Atlético Madrid	Stat	Harry Kane Striker · Bayern Munich
5	Goals	8
4	Assists	8
9	Goal involvements	16

Baena leads Atlético with five goals and four assists in LaLiga and the Champions League, and he supplied the pass for Giuliano Simeone’s goal at Levante.

Kane has 16 goal involvements in the Bundesliga and the Champions League combined, and he arrives with 41 goals in 49 group-stage and league-phase games for Bayern and Tottenham.

Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich: The managers

Argentine manager Diego Simeone has coached Atlético since December 2011 and earned his 344th LaLiga win at Levante, which equals the record of Luis Aragonés.

He has 479 wins in 813 official matches for the club and eight trophies, and since 2015/16 his record against Bayern is two wins, one draw and three defeats.

Vincent Kompany, 40 and Belgian, has been absent for medical reasons since October 23, so assistant Aaron Danks, an Englishman, is running the touchline.

Danks has taken two wins and a draw from three games, and he also led Bayern in the 5-4 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain in April while Kompany served a suspension.

Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich tactical preview

Atlético should line up in a 4-4-2 with Llorente and Barrios in the middle, a pairing that has to cover for Hjulmand against Kimmich and Pavlović.

Bayern are expected to use a 4-2-3-1 with Kane as the only striker and Karl, Bischof and Brown behind him.

Both sides score late, with 18 of Atlético’s 26 goals coming in the second half and 25 of Bayern’s 37, a split that suggests the match will open up after the break.

That favours Atlético’s home record only if they stay organised for an hour, because Bayern have conceded in seven straight games and will be chasing a response once they fall behind.

The Naija Slip: Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich

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Score prediction: Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich

🔮 Atlético Madrid 1 – 1 Bayern Munich

Atlético concede little in Madrid and Bayern score far less on the road than in Munich, so one goal each is the most balanced outcome. Likely scorers: Kane, Álvarez.

A draw would lift Atlético to five points and Bayern to six, leaving both clubs still chasing a place in the top eight.