Manchester United snatch a precious draw from Atletico Madrid
The positive draw (1-1) was decided against Atlético Madrid against Manchester United on Wednesday evening, with the 16th round of the Champions League, at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, the stronghold of the Rojaplancos.
The second leg is scheduled for March 15 at Old Trafford.
The match started with early pressure from Atlético Madrid, and Joao Felix scored the home side's goal in the 7th minute, receiving a cross from the left end through his teammate Lodi inside the area, to shoot a header that hit the post before the net was blocked.
The reply came from Manchester United, with a shot from Bruno Fernandes in the 15th minute, which hit Savić and passed the top of Oblak's goal to turn into a corner.
Atletico Madrid's Lodi sent a cross from the left end, inside the area for Joao Felix but awkwardly shot the top of Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea's goal in the 28th minute.
Versacelo almost snatched Atlético Madrid's second goal in the 44th minute, receiving a cross from Lodi, and hitting a header that hit The Manchester United defender's face before hitting the horizontal crossbar, ending the first half with Atlético Madrid leading with an unanswered goal.
As the second half began, Atlético Madrid's Marcos Llorente hit a powerful volley over the edge of the box, passing past the left-hander in the 47th minute.
The game was largely calm, until Atletico Madrid midfielder Kondogbia sent a powerful shot from outside the area, which passed the top of De Gea's goal in the 74th minute.
Anthony Elanga scored manchester united's equaliser in the 80th minute, receiving a pass in the deep from teammate Bruno Fernandes and hitting a ground ball to pass into Jan Oblak's net.
The final minutes continued without any real danger from both teams, postponing the quarter-finals of the second leg in the Red Devils' stronghold.