On Wed Feb 23rd, Manchester United will travel to Madrid to battle Atlético Madrid in a meeting of these two Champions League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Atlético Madrid is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Osasuna. João Félix scored the first goal for Atlético Madrid in the 3rd minute, then Luis Suárez added another in the 59th minute In the end, Osasuna couldn’t muster any offence and Atlético Madrid ran away with the shutout win. Atlético Madrid is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while manchester United is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Brighton & Hove Albion. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first goal for Manchester United in the 51st minute, then Bruno Fernandes added another in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Brighton & Hove Albion was frustrated by Manchester United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester United ended the match with the shutout victory. Manchester United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Manchester United’s most prolific scorer has been Jadon Sancho. The English midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. Atlético Madrid is fortunate enough to have Ángel Correa in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.