The Red Devils, who will be looking to score their goal 500th in the European Cup/Champions League, will be hosted by the Rojiblancos
Atletico Madrid will host Manchester United in the first leg of their Uefa Champions League Round of 16 tie on Wednesday at the Metropolitano Stadium.
Atletico Madrid and Manchester United have only met in a European campaign once before – the 1991-92 Cup Winners’ Cup – when the Spanish side knocked out their English counterparts 4-1 on aggregate in the Last 16.
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United Latest Odds
Atletico Madrid have lost each of their last four Champions League matches against English teams but a win against the Red Devils is valued at (2.65) with BetKing.
Manchester United have only won one of their previous seven away trips to Spain in the knockout stage of the Champions League (D4 L2) and a further win is tipped to occur at (2.95).
A draw between the Spanish side and the Premier League outfit is considered to occur at (3.10).
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United Team News
Thomas Lemar and Koke are doubtful for the hosts while Matheus Cunha – who suffered a knee injury against Levante last week is sidelined.
Daniel Wass is also sidelined by a knee problem while Yannick Carrasco and Felipe are out due to suspension.
For the Red Devils, Edinson Cavani – who missed both of United’s recent Premier League wins over Leeds and Brighton – will be out due to a groin problem.
Eric Bailly remains a doubt as the Ivorian defender is recovering from an ankle injury.
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United Preview
Manchester United’s next goal will be their 500th in the European Cup/Champions League, netting exactly 100 times in the old European Cup and 399 times in the current competition. They would be just the fourth club to score 500 times within Europe’s elite competition, after Barcelona (624), Bayern Munich (759), and Real Madrid (1001).
Despite progressing from the group stage in both 2020-21 and this season, Atletico Madrid have only won four of their last 14 Champions League matches (D4 L6), with no side still in this season’s competition suffering more losses than the Spanish outfit over the same period. They have also lost more of their last four home games (3) than they did in across their previous 37 (two) in the competition.
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 25 goals in 35 matches against Atletico Madrid, only scoring more often versus Sevilla during his career. Four of his 48 club career hat-tricks have come against the Spanish side, two of which have come in the Champions League; no player in the competition’s history has netted more hat-tricks against a single opponent.
Of the sides still in this season’s competition, the two players to have scored the highest share of their side’s Champions League goals are Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann (4/7 – 57%) and Manchester United’s Ronaldo (6/11 – 55%).
Ralf Rangnick has only taken charge of two separate Champions League knockout ties during his managerial career – both with Schalke in 2010-11 – beating Inter Milan in the quarter-finals before losing to his current club Manchester United at the semi-final stage. Following the Red Devils’ draw with Young Boys in his first such game in charge of the club, Rangnick will look to avoid becoming the first manager at the club to fail to win either of his first two Champions League matches in charge.
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United Tips and Predictions
The Rojiblancos have scored 12 goals in their last five games where they conceded 10 and kept just a clean sheet. Excluding the penalties against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, Manchester United have scored nine goals, conceded five, and kept just a clean sheet in the same number of games.
Punters can take an offer of over 1.5 goals at (1.37) with BetKing.
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