Manchester United will face Atletico Madrid in a spectacular duel that will take place at the legendary Old Trafford stadium as part of the second round of the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. This is the second time they have met in a match whose referee will be Slovenian Slavko Vinčić.
The English team has been facing an irregular season in the Premier League. In fact, he is currently in fifth place with 50 points, a far cry from the 69 that the leader, Manchester City, has. Although at the beginning of the season they started under Norwegian Ole Gunnar Solsksjaer, poor results caused him to be fired in November last year. The German Ralf Rangnick succeeded him in office, although in his case he did so on the occasion of emergency, as he was hired as a sports consultant for the next two years.
Since then, he has only lost in 3 games out of the 20 he has been leading. However, the team's performance is not the best and it has had serious problems in the defensive zone, which has caused it to receive countless criticism. Although considering the bad start to the season, the numbers in terms of results support it and indicate that it is possible to re-qualify for the Champions League for the next season.
Now, in terms of their participation in the top club tournament in Europe, the 'Red Devils' finished first in group F with 11 points. In fact, they agreed to the next phase of Villarreal's hand that accumulated 10 points. Much of the fact that they qualified for the second round is due to the presence of Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who returned to the club this season and scored 6 goals to put his team among the best in the competition. In that sense, it is expected that he will be able to shine on a Champions League night like those he achieved with the hands of Real Madrid and Juventus.
On the other hand, the Spanish cast is fighting among the top places in the Iberian championship. In fact, they are in fourth place with 51 points, the same as Barcelona but below by goal difference. In their last matches they were victorious and have not lost since February 16, when they fell 1-0 to Levante.
As for their path to reach these Champions League instances, the 'colchoneros' passed tightly. And they were second with 7 points in group F, which also included Liverpool (first with 18 points), Porto (third with 5 points) and AC Milan (last with 4 points). Frenchman Antoine Griezmann collaborated with his team to make it to this stage of the competition by scoring 4 goals in 6 matches.
ABSENCES AND DOUBTS
Regarding the absences that this match will have, Diego Simeone will not be able to count on Yannick Carrasco (accumulation of yellow cards), Mario Hermoso (abductor injury), Matheus Cunha (ankle injury), or Daniel Wass (knee injury). Yes, there will be João Félix himself and also the Uruguayan Luis Suarez, who did not play any minute in the first leg but could have some time on the field in the second leg to break the series.
On the British side, they have 3 players in doubt, but whose drawbacks would not be more serious. This is the Uruguayan Edinson Cavani, who has a problem with the abductor and it is unknown if he will be present. While Luke Shaw and Raphael Varane were ill but would return to the call.
OUTCOME OF THE IDA
Both teams will fight for the quarterfinals, but first they must break the 1-1 equality they had in the first leg. Portuguese João Félix overtook the 'rojiblancos' in the 6 minutes, while Anthony Elanga equalized the score at 79 minutes. Therefore, everything will be defined in the 'Theater of Dreams'.
MANCHESTER UNITED VS. ATLÉTICO MADRID: POSSIBLE LINEUPS
Manchester United: David De Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire, Raphael Varane, Luke Shaw; Fred, Scott McTominay; Anthony Elanga, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho; Cristiano Ronaldo. DT: Ralf Rangnick
Atletico Madrid: Jan Oblak; Stefan Savić, Felipe Augustus, Reinildo Mandava; Marcos Llorente, Hector Herrera, Koke, Rodrigo De Paul, Renan Lodi; Joao Felix, Antoine Griezmann. DT: Diego Simeone
SCHEDULES TO WATCH MANCHESTER UNITED VS. ATLETICO MADRID IN LATIN AMERICA
- Peru: 3:00 p.m.
- Mexico: 2:00 p.m.
- Ecuador: 3:00 p.m.
- Colombia: 3:00 p.m.
- Bolivia: 4:00 p.m.
- Venezuela: 4:00 p.m.
- Paraguay: 5:00 p.m.
- Argentina: 5:00 p.m.
- Uruguay: 5:00 p.m.
- Brasil: 5:00 p.m.
- Chile: 5:00 p.m.
CHANNELS TO WATCH MANCHESTER UNITED VS. ATLÉTICO MADRID LIVE
- Peru: ESPN, Star+
- Mexico: TNT Sports, HBO Max
- Ecuador: ESPN, Star+
- Colombia: ESPN, Star+
- Bolivia: ESPN, Star+
- Venezuela: ESPN, Star+
- Argentina: ESPN Argentina, Star+
- Uruguay: ESPN, Star+
- Chile: ESPN Chile, Star+
- Costa Rica: ESPN, Star+
- Dominican Republic: ESPN, Star+
- El Salvador: ESPN, Star+
- Guatemala: ESPN, Star+
- Honduras: ESPN, Star+
- Nicaragua: ESPN, Star+
- Panamá: ESPN, Star+, Flow Sports
- United States: Univision NOW, TUDN, Paramount+
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