Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the UEFA Champions League 2021-22 clash between Manchester United and Atletico de Madrid being played at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. This is Aneesh Dey bringing you the pre-match buildup and live updates from this high-voltage clash.

Aggregate Score: [Manchester United 1-1 Atletico Madrid]

34′ Felix’s goal is ruled out as offside- Llorente was offside when the ball was played to him by Koke. It was Llorente who played the final ball to Felix.

30′ Jose Gimenez has taken a knock on his head as he and Maguire went for the ball. Fortunately, it is nothing serious and the defender is okay to continue.

29′ Bruno attempts a cross from the left but Savic gets a touch to send the ball out from a corner.

26′ Shot- Dalot with a clean shot from outside the box but Oblak gathers it fairly easily.

24′ Atletico had a good chance to put the ball inside the box from a freekick but it goes to waste.

21′ Reinildo brings down Bruno inside the box as both went for the ball. United players want a penalty but the referee waves away the protests for now.

18′ Dalot’s initial shot from the edge of the box is blocked. The Portuguese gets a second chance from the rebound but cannot hit the target. The ball goes out of play for a goalkick.

16′ Save- De Paul with a stunner of a shot from distance but De Gea does a great job of getting a piece of his glove to the ball. A corner to Atletico.

13′ Chance- Bruno sends a grounded cross from the right, which finds Elanga. The latter tries to direct the ball home from the near-post with a flick but cannot hit the target. The ball hits Oblak’s face and goes to safety. Best chance of the match so far.

10′ Telles sends a cross inside the box from the middle of the park but is cleared well by Atletico. Offensively, United better than its Spanish opponent currently.

8′ United pressing Atletico into playing the ball quickly right now. The English side has started better than the first leg.

5′ Telles snatches the ball from Llorente on the left flank. He sends a cross inside the box but it goes out of play.

4′ The referee ultimately gives a foul to Atletico Madrid. A debatable decision that one.

3′ Dalot pings a good cross inside the box, which Elanga attacks. There was a bit of hesitation from Oblak’s side, which allows Elanga to get a header but the effort is not on target.

2′ Maguire plays a long ball to Bruno who had a run inside the box, but the Portuguese cannot keep the ball in play. A goalkick to Atletico.

1′ Kickoff!

1-30 am- And we are underway!

1-15 am- Atletico players warming up before kickoff! 15 minutes to go!

1-00 am- Stat Attack!

12-45 am- Old Trafford is ready to host the high tension clash between Man United and Atletico Madrid!

12-35 am- Starting lineups are out!

Manchester United: De Gea (GK); Dalot, Maguire (C), Varane, Telles; Mctominay, Fred; Elanga, Fernandes, Sancho; Ronaldo.

Coach: Ralf Rangnick.

Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Savic, Gimenez, Mandava; Herrera; De Paul, Koke, Lodi, Llorente; Felix, Griezmann.

Coach: Diego Simeone.

12-15 am- When both teams met in the first leg!

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MATCH PREVIEW

Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick is hoping Cristiano Ronaldo can reproduce his form from the weekend when the side faces Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The Portugal forward returned from a hip injury to roll back the years with a hat-trick against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday, laying claim to the all-time leading scorer record in professional football with 807 goals.

With the last-16 tie at home to Atletico level at 1-1 after the first leg in Madrid, Rangnick said he had no concerns that Ronaldo, 37, might struggle after his exertions against Spurs.

“His overall performance was good, if not very good, and this is what we hope to see from him again tomorrow night,” the interim manager told a news conference on Monday.

“I’m not worried that he’s not been able to recover. He’s always been a person that looks after himself and his body. He knows what to do.

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“If he can score another three goals, we will see. It’s not easy to score three goals against this team at all,” he added.

United winger Anthony Elanga netted in the 80th minute to cancel out an early goal by Atletico’s Joao Felix in the first leg and Rangnick said his team needed to show better focus at Old Trafford so they did not have to chase the game again.

“We saw in the first half in Madrid what we shouldn’t do, how we shouldn’t play, and this was a big topic for us yesterday and today when we spoke pre-match about tomorrow’s game,” he added.

“We have a fantastic opportunity to be in the top eight teams of Europe and this is exactly what we’re trying to achieve.

“It’s very important (not to concede first). Even more so against a team like Atletico, who don’t mind the other team having the ball.

“In their last four or five games, they had less than 50 per cent possession. We are aware of that, we want to try not to concede at all if possible, but it will be important to score the first goal ourselves,” he concluded.

(Via Reuters)

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