Manchester United shall be internet hosting Atletico Madrid at Previous Trafford on Wednesday evening for an opportunity to qualify for the quarterfinal of the competitors.
Loads of talks have been on Cristiano Ronaldo’s document towards their opponents and with the conflict tied on a 1-1 draw, United followers count on their man to be lead them within the tie as they goal to ship the Spanish aspect dwelling.
Having netted a hat-trick of their weekend 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur, Ronaldo comes into the sport in some nice type and the opposition shall be cautious of the Portugues who’ve precipitated them sleepless nights each time they meet.
Ronaldo has performed 35 instances towards the Diego Simeone aspect in his profession whereas representing Actual Madrid and Juventus and notched up 25 objectives in addition to 9 assists towards them in these conferences. These video games and objectives have introduced 17 wins, 9 attracts, and 9 defeats.
Ronaldo’s two most vital wins towards Simeone’s aspect got here within the 2014 and 2016 Champions League finals. He scored from the penalty spot to seal the primary victory, a 4-1 win and scored the decisive spot-kick within the 2016 shootout.
In the course of the 2011/12 season, he scored 5 objectives throughout the 2 matches as Actual secured a double of 4-1 wins over their bitter rivals in La Liga. After which there was the first-leg 2-1 deficits towards Los Colchoneros that Ronaldo singlehandedly circled with hat methods in 2017 and 2019.
At Juventus, there have been Champions League heroics towards Atletico, too. Within the final 16 in 2018/19, Ronaldo scored a second-leg hat-trick to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit.
The Portuguese celebrity is the all-time main scorer in Champions League historical past with 140 objectives to go along with his 5 Champions League titles and 5 Balon d’Or trophies.
The Numbers
Ronaldo has performed 16 matches towards Atletico Madrid in La Liga. Whereas within the colours of Madrid, his crew managed seven wins, 5 attracts, and 4 defeats. Ronaldo scored 12 objectives within the matches and supplied three assists for his teammates.
Whereas at Actual Madrid, Ronaldo performed seven video games towards Atletico Madrid within the Copa del Rey. Actual gained 4 matches, drew one, and misplaced two. The Portuguese scored six objectives within the video games however did not present any help.
Ronaldo has confronted Atletico Madrid 11 instances within the Champions League, and his groups have gained 5, drawn 4, and misplaced two. CR7 additionally managed seven objectives and two assists in these matches.
Ronaldo has additionally performed Atletico Madrid within the Supercopa. They met two instances and didn’t win a single match as they drew one and misplaced one. Moreover, he didn’t rating in any of the video games.
At 37 years previous, Ronaldo could also be slowing down however it might be an enormous mistake if Atleti ignored his presence on the pitch.