In the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo is Atletico's nemesis and Simeone's nemesis. But this night, Simeone's Atletico was the final winner. In the early morning of March 16, Beijing time, in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Atletico Madrid defeated Manchester United 1-0, and the total score was 2-1 to advance!
Simone running wildly
Atletico advanced to the quarter-finals, Simeone ran wild to celebrate, excitement written on his face. For this magical manager, it is not easy to eliminate Ronaldo.
In the 2013-14 Champions League final, Atletico's first Champions League trophy was just around the corner, but Ramos was at the top of the whistle, and in extra time, Real Madrid destroyed the attack of Lavish and completely broke Atletico.
In the 2014-15 Champions League quarter-finals, Ronaldo gave an assist to "Little Pea" Hernandez, and Real Madrid eliminated Atletico Madrid.
In the 2015-16 Champions League final, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid played a penalty shootout, and the loser was Simeone.
The 2016-17 Champions League semi-finals are even more classic, C Ronaldo's first leg hat-trick laid the foundation for Real Madrid to advance; in the 2018-19 Champions League quarterfinals, Ronaldo's hat-trick in the second leg helped Juve to a magical 3-2 comeback.
Without Ronaldo, Simeone's Atletico would have been champions of the Champions League. In the past 8 years, Ronaldo's team (Real Madrid, Juve) has always been able to eliminate Atletico, and Ronaldo has contributed 7 goals and 1 assist in these 8 games. However, Simeone finally ushered in the battle of shame: 2-1 elimination of Manchester United, sending C Ronaldo home.
Simeone knew that by defending C Ronaldo, he would snuff out Manchester United. Atletico's Savage, Jimenez and Rainierdo formed 3 centre-backs, and Marcos Llorente, Herrera and DePaul in midfield participated in the joint strangulation, and C Ronaldo was not supported and fell into a siege. Not giving C Ronaldo space, this is Simone's winning magic weapon.
In this Champions League life-and-death battle, Ronaldo played 90 minutes but 0 shots on goal - enough to see how successful Simeone's tactical deployment was. Ronaldo's last Champions League 90-minute shot on goal was in the semi-finals in May 2011, in the battle between Real Madrid and Barca.
For Cristiano Ronaldo, there are no trophies and honors in the 2021-22 season: the League Cup is out, the FA Cup is out, the Champions League is out, and the Premier League is hopeless. ESPN gives the data, this will be the 2009-10 season so far, C Ronaldo in the club four empty.