In the early morning of February 24, Beijing time, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals ushered in two matches, Manchester United away to Atletico Madrid, and Ajax away to Benfica. In the opening seven minutes, Atletico scored first into The United goal, followed by Ajax scoring three goals in 11 minutes to make it 2-1. In just 22 minutes, he scored four goals in the Champions League.
In the previous group stage, Manchester United locked the top spot in the group in the early round, and Atletico fell to the bottom before the final round, relying on the defeat of Porto and Liverpool's defeat of Milan, the Sheets Army was promoted to the second miracle.
This is the second time the two teams have met since the 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup, the last time they met Manchester United 1-1 at home and 3-0 away to Atletico, this time ushering in a chance for revenge. Among the Manchester United team, C Ronaldo is the most familiar with Atletico, having played for Real Madrid and Juve in a total of 35 times, scoring 25 goals and assisting 5 times, and scoring 30 goals alone.
In terms of formation, both teams are 442, Atletico sent Correa and Felix to form a double forward, Suarez came off the bench, and Manchester United paired Cristiano Ronaldo and Rashford into the front.
After the opening, Atletico attacked fiercely. In the 3rd minute, Atletico's corner kick was released, Maguire was not far from the box and Jimenez's shot was blocked. In the 7th minute, Atletico's corner kick was released from the box, Lodi sent a direct cross from the left, Felix inserted the header into the box and rushed to the top, the ball hit the inside of the upright and bounced into the goal, helping Atletico to make a fantastic start 1-0.
For this goal, coach Simeone was very calm, only drinking water on the sidelines, the players on the field were very excited and excited, and teammates congratulated Felix who scored.
Felix, known as the "new Cristiano Ronaldo", is regarded as the leader of Portuguese football in the next decade, and after joining Atletico, his performance was not outstanding enough. Now competing with Ronaldo, Felix first proved himself with a goal.
For this loss of the ball, the Entire Manchester United team was confused, C Ronaldo was speechless, directly spread his hands, silently walked back to the middle circle to prepare for the kick-off. Cristiano Ronaldo's desire to win against Atletico is very strong, and he has scored 25 times in the previous 35 games, and now Manchester United is in a desperate situation, waiting for Ronaldo to break out.
In another match played at the same time, Ajax away to Benfica. In the 18th minute of the first half, Mazlavi's cross from the right was met by Tadić's volley from inside the penalty area to help Ajax take a 1-0 lead, and the whole team embraced and celebrated. In the 25th minute, Benfica attacked through a corner kick and Ajax striker Ale swung himself to make the score 1-1 draw. In the 29th minute, Alai scored to complete the redemption and help Ajax to a 2-1 comeback.