Manchester United will trip to Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday night to play Atletico Madrid within the opening leg in their last-16 Champions League tie.
Ralf Rangnick’s facet comes off the again of an exhilarating 4-2 win towards Leeds United and feature simplest misplaced as soon as of their final 9 video games.
The Purple Devils completed best of Staff F to advance to the knockout spherical of the contest with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring six objectives within the crew degree. He’ll be prepared so as to add to the 135 he has within the festival.
As for the hosts, they arrive into Wednesday’s fit with a 3-0 win over Osasuna in Los angeles Liga, with objectives from Joao Felix, Luis Suarez, and Angel Correa, however there is not any denying that the Spanish champions have struggled within the league this season.
They completed 2nd in Staff B at the back of Liverpool and strangely certified with simply seven issues. Correa is their best scorer this season and has 12 objectives in all competitions.
Guy United crew information:
Edinson Cavani has neglected either one of United’s contemporary Premier League wins over Leeds and Brighton, and the Uruguayan stays a doubt for the travel to Madrid.
Eric Bailly is predicted to be within the squad, because the Ivorian continues his restoration from an ankle damage.
How will Guy United line up?
(4-2-3-1) De Gea, Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, McTominay, Rashford, Fernandes, Sancho, Ronaldo
Opposition view:
Diego Simeone’s facet is recently 5th within the desk, 15 issues at the back of leaders Actual Madrid, so the Champions League is their simplest lifelike likelihood of silverware this time period. They may wish to win the contest to protected a place in subsequent season’s main Ecu cup festival.
Matheus Cunha suffered a knee damage towards Levante final week and didn’t characteristic within the squad for Saturday’s Los angeles Liga win over Osasuna.
The Brazilian stays a doubt for Simeone’s facet however Antoine Griezmann, Koke, Thomas Lemar may all go back.
Fresh conferences:
Those two facets have simplest met two times of their historical past with the newest sport courting again to 1991. Atletico Madrid got here out 4-1 winners over two legs within the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup.
Shape:
Atletico Madrid: W-L-W-L-W
Guy United: W-W-D-D-L
The way to watch:
For fanatics not able to make the travel to Spain, they are going to be capable of watch the sport continue to exist BT Game 2 with kick-off at 8pm.
Prediction:
In spite of no longer being themselves in Los angeles Liga this season, Simeone’s facet is all the time a fight to play towards in Europe and can do the entirety they are able to to make it tricky for the travelling facet.
As for Guy United, they have got the best-ever Champions League best scorer in Ronaldo and he has scored 25 objectives towards the hosts. United have simplest misplaced 3 away video games this season and will probably be in a position for the combat.
We predict a decent stumble upon with only a few objectives in it.
Ranking prediction:
Atletico Madrid 1-1 Guy United
