Atletico Madrid has often been a losing party in the Euro football competition against Cristiano Ronaldo’s clubs.
The size of Portuguese football returned to Manchester United this season Cristiano Ronaldo pampered United fans over the weekend with a hat trick while raising the club’s expectations for a Champions League playoff match against Atletico Madrid.
The Manchester Reds will face Atletico at home on Tuesday night in the second quarter-finals, and after the opening match, the pair will be in a teasing 1-1 situation.
Ronaldo, 37, who took the 59th hat trick of his professional career against Tottenham, has been at his best this season in the Champions League, with the Portuguese making six hits in the group stage. Ronaldo, on the other hand, has amassed United’s interim head coach Ralf Rangnickin also criticized for his sluggish squat play.
After the Tottenham victory, Rangnick praised Ronaldo for his ball-free moves.
– He showed that he is physically capable of it (pressing), but we must also admit that this has not always been the case in recent weeks and months. That day showed that he was still physically fit for that level, Rangnick said.
According to the International Football Association Fifa, Ronaldo now holds the men’s professional football goal record with 807 hits. Of the goals, 25 have been born against Atletico Madrid, and during his career, the Portuguese have only waved the Seville net more often.
In the years 2014-2019 Diego Simeonen coached by Atletico, he lost to the club represented by Ronaldo five times in the playoffs of the Champions League. Two of the losses were final losses for Real Madrid (2014 and 2016).
Ajax and Juventus from tight situations to home games
In the second match of Tuesday night, Ajax, who is playing in a strong league season in the Netherlands, is trying to drop Benfica at home. The opening match of the teams ended in a 2-2 draw in Lisbon.
On Wednesday, Juventus and Villarreal will struggle for a place to continue from the 1–1 starting position. In the second match, Lille hosts Chelsea from a 0-2 loss position.
Chelsea’s future is on an uncertain footing as the Russian owner of the London club Roman Abramovich was on the British sanctions list last week. For the time being, Chelsea will not be able to acquire players, sign new contracts or sell admission tickets or supporter products, and in addition, spending limits have been set for club matches.