Manchester United (0) vs. Atlético Madrid (1) – Results

Atlético de Madrid managed to achieve a victory at the legendary Old Trafford stadium. Yesterday. with a goal from Lodi in the first half, they achieved the feat of eliminating Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United from the UEFA Champions League; Being the goalkeeper of Atlético Madrid, Oblak, essential to achieving this feat.

The situation creates a domino effect that could be devastating for the Old Trafford club. Since 2013, Manchester United has not won the Premier League and this moment coincides with the goodbye of Alex Ferguson.

The match for Atlético began worryingly, since, as locals, Manchester United always dominated the game in the first minutes. However, the endurance of their defense and the support of the 3,000 Spanish fans who they traveled keep them on. Atlético de Madrid began to look for the goal through aerial play, to bother United’s defense and not give away meters. The English were clear about it and did not take a risk with long balls and the excellent performances of De Gea.

Although Manchester United dominated much of the first half; they could not deepen their game by finishing the plays. Meanwhile, when Atlético Madrid recovered the ball, they did not create any danger either; except for Koke, who had an exemplary game.

Before the end of the first half, it seemed that the goal was coming for Atlético Madrid. It even came at the hands of Joao Felix, but the referre got a call for an offside. However, minutes later, the goal finally came, thanks to an excellent cross to the area that was used by Lodi to send it to the net of De Gea’s goal, this being the winning goal.

Second Half

Far from playing defensively at the start of the second half, those led by Cholo Simeone came out of the locker room tunnel playing in the Manchester United area, fearlessly and without giving away meters to the rival on the pitch.

Manchester United tried, by all means, to equalize the score and then look for a victory. However, their efforts were not enough and they did not manage to do much damage. Even after the entry of Rashford, Matic, and Pogba, who could do almost nothing in the conclusion of the match.

Finally, Atlético Madrid managed to get an incredible victory at Old Trafford against a Manchester United team that had Cristiano Ronaldo completely absent from the game.