A happy sucker. This is what Manchester United brought back from Madrid on Tuesday night against Atlético, in the knockout stages of the Champions League (1-1). The Red Devils were saved by an inspired goal from 19-year-old Swedish striker Anthony Elanga (80), who came on.
The Mancunians suffered a lot and came out very well with only one achievement against them, signed in the 7th minute by João Félix, excellent in an incandescent Wanda-Metropolitano (1-1). Replacing the Portuguese a quarter of an hour from the end, Antoine Griezmann hit the crossbar (87th).
On the English side, the record is not famous, especially for the French Raphaël Varane and especially Paul Pogba, next to the plate. Cristiano Ronaldo also had a bad evening, before leaving the lawn very upset. Every one of the former Real Madrid star’s ball touches was shouted down. After scoring six goals in five group games, CR7 remained silent, including an ideally placed free kick but shot well above (79th).
“Far from enough” for Rangnick
“It was far from enough, dropped afterward Ralf Rangnick, the coach of Man U. It’s the Champions League. You have to respond to what the moment demands, and we only did that from the 60th minute. “We will also have to think about doing it in the return match at Old Trafford on March 15.