MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, March 14, 2022 (AFP) – Atletico Madrid heads to Old Trafford, Tuesday, to determine a place in the Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United in an open-air after a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Spain.
The “Colchonero” team managed to open the scoring at the Metropolitano stadium in the seventh minute of the match with Joao Felix, but received a draw 10 minutes before the end, and Anthony Ilanga scored a goal for the English.
The Spanish team goes to England with the intention of repeating the feat against Liverpool in 2020, when they lost 2-0 at Anfield and were able to turn the match to 3-2, eliminating the then defending champion and securing himself in the next stage of the tournament. The competition.
Atletico have had four wins in their last four matches in the Spanish championship, and coach Diego Simeone has shown that he is satisfied with the team’s performance in recent weeks.
Simeone said before the 2-1 victory over Cadiz last Friday.
– Eye on the medical section – With high morale, the coach’s main problem is the large number of players in the medical section, such as Croatian winger Simi Vrsaljko, French midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, Brazilian striker Mateus Cunha and Argentine striker Angel Correa, who entered the ten minutes The last against Cadiz is the team’s top scorer this season.
The match against United may also be an opportunity for France striker Antoine Griezmann to shine again. The player missed the team nine matches and reappeared in the first match against the English national team, in addition to his entry as a start last Friday for the Spanish Championship.
“We are doing things very well and I hope I will be able to help the team as I have been doing lately, scoring goals, assists and winning,” the striker said.
The match will also be a challenge to the growth of João Félix, who after many ups and downs appears to have found his way into the team with five goals in his last five matches.
The inspiring Portuguese could prove crucial to Atletico at Old Trafford, with United having the key factor to stamp their passport to the Champions League quarter-finals.
The England national team enters the match with confidence after a 3-1 victory over Tottenham in the English Premier League, with a hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo.
– Cristiano Ronaldo, the record holder – with a “hat-trick” against Tottenham, the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo reached 807 goals he scored since his professional debut and became the highest scorer in football history in official matches, surpassing 805 goals attributed to the Austrian and. Czechoslovakian Josef Pekan, who played between 1931 and 1955 and is considered the record holder to date.
“Everyone in this city, every United fan, every player, staff, we want to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals. I think this match (against Tottenham) and that result will be a catalyst on Tuesday,” he said. Red Devils coach Ralf Rangnick.
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