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At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on February 24, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals ushered in a match, and Manchester United challenged Atletico Madrid. Manchester United are worth €790 million, while Atletico are worth €647 million. Although Manchester United are well valued, their performances in the league this season do not match their value. After playing 26 rounds of the league, Manchester United only scored 46 points, a 17-point difference from Manchester City at the top of the table, such a gap is too big, it can be said that Manchester United has basically withdrawn from the league title battle. The Club Cup and FA Cup manchester United are also out early. The Champions League is a top priority for United. However, Manchester United's luck is average, drawing such a hard bone as Atletico in the quarter-finals, which is a huge test for Manchester United.
Ronnick discharged the 4231 formation. De Gea served as the starting goalkeeper. Luke Shaw, Maguire, Varane and Lindelof are paired at 4-back. Pogba and Fred formed a double back. Sancho, Bruno Fernandez and Marcus Rashford joined forces. C Ronaldo is at the front. Erlanga, Nemanja Matic, Jesse Lingard, Wan-Bissaka and Bailey are all on the bench.
After the start of the game, the home team Atletico played very aggressively, creating many good opportunities, in which Felix seized the opportunity to head the goal and take the lead for Atletico, at this time only played 6 minutes! United were in trouble early! After taking the lead, Atletico played less urgently, played steadily, and the game entered a tug-of-war. Atletico had the chance to extend the score, but unfortunately Vrsalico's header hit the crossbar. At half-time, United trailed 1-0. United played so badly in the first half that it was difficult to create decent chances.
The second half was easy to fight again, and the game was still relatively open. In order to change the situation, Lonnick made successive substitutions, first for Wan-Bissaka and Nemanja Matic, then for Tres, then for Elanga. As a result, the 19-year-old talent Elanga, who came off the bench, stepped up and scored a deadlock to save Manchester United. Atletico had another chance to lead, but Griezmann's shot was rejected by the frame. Simone was so helpless. The final score was set at 1-1, the two sides shook hands and made peace, and the next round would be a life-and-death battle.
In the post-match whoscored rating, Manchester United's number one star C Ronaldo only scored 6.5 points, he shot 2 times and 0 shots on target, and there was no passing, let alone key passes, this game C Ronaldo's performance was a bit sluggish, there were not too many highlights. Erlanga scored 6.9 points and his only shot went in. Bruno Fernandez scored a team-high 7.1 points, delivering key assists and two key passes.