Manchester United lost to La Liga powerhouses and suffered their first defeat, Cristiano Ronaldo was absent
Manchester United’s pre-season friendly match continues, this is their fifth friendly match, their opponent in this campaign is La Liga powerhouse Atlético de Madrid.
In the previous 4 friendly matches, Manchester United performed well, with 3 wins and 1 draw, and the new season looks very worth looking forward to. Atletico Madrid had only played one friendly match before. They had a big victory over Numancia, and the overall state was also very good. Interestingly, Cristiano Ronaldo recently had an affair with Atletico Madrid. There are reports that Cristiano Ronaldo wants to join Atletico Madrid. In this way, he can compete in the Champions League in the new season, so this game has attracted much attention. However, because Cristiano Ronaldo missed the team’s first 4 friendly games before, Cristiano Ronaldo was not adjusted to suit the game due to his physical condition. State, he will not play for Manchester United.
In this game, Manchester United played a 4231 formation, led by Maguire, Martial, Fred, Lindelof, and De Gea, Malaysia, Dalot, Ilanga also won The opportunity to start, in addition to Rashford, B fee, McTominay also started the battle together, and Atletico Madrid sacrificed a 352 formation, consisting of Correa, Lemar, Kondogbia, Rainierdo Co-led the starting lineup, while Cunha, Llorente, Molina, and Jiménez also got the chance to start. In addition, Savage, Oblak, and Carrasco also started the battle together.
In the 39th minute of the game, a corner kick from Manchester United sparked a conflict between players on both sides, and the smell of gunpowder became stronger. Neither side had many good chances in the first half.
In the 56th minute of the game, Rashford was kicked down by the opponent’s player in the penalty area, but the referee did not say it. According to the slow-motion playback, the opponent’s player lifted his foot and didn’t kick the ball, but Rashford. It was clearly a penalty on Germany’s feet, which was ignored by Manchester United.
In the 69th minute of the game, Eriksen ushered in his debut for Manchester United.
In the 86th minute of the game, Felix staged a lore show.
In the 91st minute of the game, Fred was sent off with two yellows and one red.
In the end, Manchester United lost to Atletico Madrid and suffered their first defeat in a pre-season friendly. Ronaldo continued to miss this game.