Manchester United overcame the first-half dismissal of Dominique Janssen to close out a win over Atlético Madrid and maintain their perfect start to their first Women’s Champions League campaign. The Sweden forward Fridolina Rolfö fired in a close-range volley to score the decisive goal.
The Dutch centre-back was shown a red card before the break after a VAR review into her sliding challenge on Gio Garbelini, who was taken off on a stretcher. Atlético also finished the match with 10 players after their defender Alexia Fernández received a second yellow card with 15 minutes remaining.
United – missing Jess Park because of concussion – made a positive start at the Centro Deportivo Alcalá de Henares. Ella Toone sent a curling effort just wide inside the opening 20 seconds before Rolfö then fired over.
Atlético broke on a counterattack down the right in the 16th minute, but Fiamma Iannuzzi’s sidefoot shot was blocked by the United captain, Maya Le Tissier.
United went in front in the 24th minute when Rolfö crashed in a volley at the back post after Julia Zigiotti Olme had swung the ball in from the right.
