*Cristiano's gesture and Simeone's bullfight
Atletico Madrid qualified for the Champions League quarterfinals after winning 1-0 with Lodi's goal at Manchester United at Old Trafford after having equalized 1-1 at Wanda Metropolitano. In this way, Diego Simeone managed to overcome a new challenge in his glorious time as coach of the Spanish team, while Cristiano Ronaldo could have played his last game in this competition.
As soon as the referee blew the end and decreed the Colchonero triumph, the camera of the official broadcast took the reaction of the Portuguese striker, who bowed his head and silently made gestures of reproach. This was not a night to remember the former Real Madrid gunner, who did not have clear scoring situations and was not decisive for an English team that barely disturbed Oblak and was far from showing a game that fell in love with their fans.
It is worth remembering that Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United this season to fight for titles like the Champions League and is now in a club that was eliminated in the second round and that is fifth in the Premier League and with serious risk of not qualifying for the next edition of the international competition. That's why, at 37, this could have been CR7's last match in the Champions League.
The other side of the result was given by Simeone, who just finished the match ran - as he usually does - towards the tunnel to head to the locker room. The Cholo run was accompanied by a dozen shells, most of them glasses and bottles, launched from the stands of Old Trafford by local fans, in a sign of the lack of respect and education of British fans. Fortunately, none of them got the Argentinian right.
Atletico Madrid joins Benfica, which eliminated Ajax 3-2 in the overall result, Manchester City, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. On Wednesday, Chelsea will defend the 2-0 against Lille won in London, while Juventus and Villarreal will unlock in Italy the 1-1 won in Spain. On Friday, with the eight clubs with a ticket in hand, the draw will be held that will define the quarterfinals.
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