Atletico Madrid has no alternative but to seek a victory against Manchester United on difficult terrain like Old Trafford in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League, in a round of 16 that is completely open after the 1-1 draw won in the first leg of the Spanish capital. Stream ESPN. The referee will be Slovenian Slavko Vincic.
The leader by Cholo Simeone had managed to get ahead of the scoreboard at Wanda Metropolitano, but a goal by Anthony Elanga in the 80th minute left everything to be defined for revenge. Atleti arrive in England with the intention of re-editing their feat against Liverpool in 2020, when they came back 2-0 in Anfield to win 3-2 and seal the ticket to the quarterfinals against the then reigning champion of the continental tournament.
The red and white team has regained its way in the league after winning its last four matches of the local championship, getting back into European qualifying positions and Simeone is happy with the performance of his men in recent weeks.
El Cholo did not want to give any clues as to whether he recovers any who are on leave, such as Matheus Cunha or Geoffrey Kondogbia. “Those who are fit will play,” he said at the press conference. Although everything indicates that he will be able to count on Ángel Correa, the top scorer of the rojiblanco team with 12 goals in 37 official matches this season.
For their part, Manchester United relies on their local status to certify the move to the next round of the continental tournament. The Red Devils face the match relieved after recovering some figures affected by COVID-19 (such as Bruno Fernandes) and with rising spirits after the 3-2 victory over Tottenham last weekend, where Cristiano Ronaldo became the top scorer in history.
German coach Ralf Rangnick has at his disposal a Christian who expanded his legend against the Spurs by scoring his team's three goals and becoming the football player with the most goals of all time in official matches. “With players like that you always have to be careful, not only with Cristiano, they have other great players with a very high level and you have to be aware of everyone,” warned Marcos Llorente, Atlético player.
Probable formations:
Manchester United: De Gea - Dalot, Maguire, Varane, Telles - Fred, Pogba, Matic - Sancho, Rashford, Cristiano Ronaldo. DT: Ralf Rangnick
Atletico Madrid: Oblak - Llorente, Savic, Gimenez (or Felipe), Reinildo, Lodi - De Paul, Herrera, Koke - Joao Felix, Griezmann. DT: Diego Simeone
Referee: Slavko Vincic (ESL)
Estadio: Old Trafford
Time: 21:00 CET/20:00 GMT
17:00 Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay
16:00 Bolivia and Venezuela
15:00 Peru, Colombia and Ecuador
TV: ESPN
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