Manchester, England (AP) — Atletico Madrid has survived the spark of hope for winning the trophy this season.Manchester United has confirmed the onerous mediocrity and the continuation of the title drought.
The final door for the coronation was now closed at Old Trafford, a stage where disappointment is too frequent. Atletico beat Man United 1-0 on Tuesday and kicked him out of the Champions League.
In a tight and tense match, Red Devils defender Diogo Dalot did not mark Lenan Lodi next to the second post. Brazil finished to make a difference only 41 minutes after Antoine Griezmann's cross.
Instead of Cristiano Ronaldo shining like Saturday, but with a treble against Tottenham, it was the defender Rafael Varan who put Jan Oblak to the test as a header in the second half of the year.
United could not beat the goalkeeper of the current Spanish La Liga champion after three weeks of a 1-1 draw in Madrid. Given that the away goal no longer has an extra value on a tie-breaker basis, it hardly helped.