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Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid LIVE: Champions League result, final score, reaction as United crash out

Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid (agg 1-2): Relive the reaction from Old Trafford as Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League

Michael Jones
Tuesday 15 March 2022 18:48 EDT
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Manchester United are trying to reach the Champions League quarter-finals
Manchester United are trying to reach the Champions League quarter-finals (PA)

Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League as Atletico Madrid triumphed 1-0 at Old Trafford to record a 2-1 aggregate win and advance to the quarter-finals.

Old Trafford demanded a classic European night, but only got a vintage Atletico performance, to produce another dismally routine Champions League exit for the Red Devils.

Their season is good as over after this 1-0 defeat, courtesy of Renan Lodi’s first-half header, bar a needlessly panicked chase for a place in the competition next season.

If they manage that, it will need immense changes for that to be anything other than yet another forgettable exit. This is a shadow of the club it should be, as a night like this proved. There was no grand-stand comeback, no great display from Cristiano Ronaldo. He was a ghost, but one of many. His psychological hold over Atletico is broken, to go with so much in the United team.

Atletico, for all the intensity of their celebration, didn’t really require the same intensity to their display. They had too much nous for United, too much Champions League experience.

Follow reaction as Manchester United take on Atletico Madrid:

Man Utd 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid (1-2 agg)

58 mins: It’s going to be difficult for Man Utd to get this equaliser. Atletico Madrid have everyone back to defend. There’s very little space to play through them. Diogo Dalot has an attempted cross charged down but the ball comes back to Bruno Fernandes. He flicks the ball into the box but Jan Oblak comes out and claims it.

Michael Jones15 March 2022 21:16

Man Utd 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid (1-2 agg)

55 mins: Sancho brings the ball down the left wing and pulls the ball back to Fred who’s made his way up the inside left channel. He receives the ball and slots it into a decent area near the back post. Elanga can’t get to it before the ball crosses the byline. Was that a shot or a pass from Fred? Hard to tell.

Michael Jones15 March 2022 21:13

Man Utd 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid (1-2 agg)

53 mins: Scott McTominay is penalised for a tackle on Antoine Griezmann. This is good for Atletico Madrid, they’ll take as much time as possible out of the game, delaying restarts and taking their time over set plays. The free kick comes into the box to David De Gea who’s clearance is terrible. He boots it up to Rodrigo de Paul and the midfielder has a go from range, sending his effort high and wide.

Michael Jones15 March 2022 21:11

Man Utd 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid (1-2 agg)

50 mins: Jadon Sancho is played in on the break as United come up the pitch. He darts inside and looks to play Cristiano Ronaldo into the box only for Reinildo to intercept the pass and boot it out for a throw in.

Alex Telles chucks the ball to Harry Maguire who curls in a cross from the left but sends it over everyone’s heads and out of play.

Michael Jones15 March 2022 21:08

Man Utd 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid (1-2 agg)

48 mins: Chance! Raphael Varane chips the ball over the top into Bruno Fernandes who dinks it over to Anthony Elanga sending the 19-year-old flying into the box. He takes the ball in from the right and fires a shot across goal towards the back post. Jan Oblak sticks out a hand and tips it just wide of the target!

Great start to the second half for the home side.

Michael Jones15 March 2022 21:06

Second half: Man Utd 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid (1-2 agg)

Kick off: Manchester United have 45 minutes to get back into the game. The away goals rule has been scrapped this year so if the game ends in a draw it’ll go to extra-time and penalties.

No changes at the break as United get the match back underway.

Michael Jones15 March 2022 21:04

Cristiano Ronaldo backed to make the difference for Manchester United against Atletico Madrid

Ralf Rangnick is confident Cristiano Ronaldo can help fire Manchester United into the Champions League quarter-finals just 72 hours after the veteran’s superb hat-trick against Tottenham.

All eyes will be on Old Trafford as Atletico Madrid come to town on Tuesday, when the round-of-16 encounter will resume at 1-1 thanks to Anthony Elanga’s late goal for the fortunate Red Devils in Spain.

United are attempting to reach the Champions League last eight for just the third time since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, who was in the stands on Saturday as Ronaldo scored his first Premier League hat-trick since 2008.

Cristiano Ronaldo backed to make the difference for Man Utd against Atletico Madrid

The forward scored a hat-trick in the weekend win over Tottenham

Michael Jones15 March 2022 21:00

Man Utd 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid (1-2 agg)

Manchester United have been eliminated from their last three Champions League knockout stage games when drawing the first leg, doing so against Real Madrid (2012-13 last 16), Bayern Munich (2013-14 quarter-final) and Sevilla (2017-18 last 16).

Michael Jones15 March 2022 20:57

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Michael Jones15 March 2022 20:54

Man Utd 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid (1-2 agg)

Renan Lodi opens the scoring at Old Trafford!

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Michael Jones15 March 2022 20:51

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