Atletico Madrid managed to reserve its place in the Champions League quarter-finals, after beating Manchester United 0-1 with a clean goal, and Man United were unable to score goals in the match that was held at Old Trafford, today, Tuesday, in the second leg of the 16th round, We publish the full match summary.
Renan Lodi scored the only goal for Atletico Madrid in the 41st minute, to qualify Rojiblancos to the quarter-finals, benefiting from a 1-1 draw with United in the first leg.
Man United formed the first danger in the match in the 13th minute, after Fernandes sent a cross from the right side, followed by Ilanga with a direct shot from inside the penalty area, but Oblak excelled in stopping it.
The goals of the Manchester United and Atletico Madrid match
The response came quickly from Atletico Madrid, with a missile kick from De Paul in the 16th minute, and United goalkeeper De Gea starred in removing it to a corner kick.
Man United returned to the offensive in the 19th minute, with a shot from Dalot from the edge of the penalty area, but it went wide.
Dalot continued to rely on shooting from outside the area until the attempt came this time in the 26th minute, but Oblak managed to catch his shot.
In the 41st minute, Atletico Madrid scored the first goal of the match after Griezmann sent a cross to the penalty area, and Lodi rose to it, hitting it with a header that smashed into De Gea’s net.
Man United tried to respond with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area in the second minute of stoppage time by Fernandes, but Oblak saved it, ending the first half with Atletico ahead with a clean goal.
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Summary of the match Atletico Madrid and Manchester United
United began the events of the second half strongly, trying to adjust the result through a ground shot from Ilanga in the penalty area in the 46th minute, but it just passed near the post.
Maguire made a mistake by removing the ball in the 52nd minute, and De Paul caught it from the edge of the area and shot it hard, but goalkeeper De Gea caught it.
Farid looked for an opportunity to surprise Oblak with a ground shot from outside the penalty area in the 54th minute, but the ball went wide of the goal.
And United continued to press in search of the equalizer, as Sancho followed a cross into the penalty area in the 59th minute and hit the ball on the bird, but it went over the crossbar.
The result of the match between Man United and Atlético
With a rare attacking appearance for Atlti in the second half, Jimenez rose to a cross, which he got from a corner kick in the 63rd minute, and headed it with a header, but it went over the United goal post.
Griezmann tried to kill the match with a second goal in the 69th minute after he got a ball in the penalty area and shot it from him, but it went over the crossbar.
Varane almost scored the equalizer for United in the 77th minute after he rose to a cross from a violation and headed it with a strong head, but Oblak excelled in stopping it, then Ronaldo followed it up with a scissor shot and the goalkeeper managed to catch it easily.
Dalot tried to shoot from outside the penalty area in the 83rd minute, but it just passed near the post, to end the match with Atletico Madrid winning 1-0 and qualifying for the Champions League quarter-finals.
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