Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United: The Devils will try to ride the wave of momentum when they visit Los Rojiblancos in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 (Wednesday, kickoff, live 3pm ET).
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Back-to-back victories over Brighton & Hove Albion and Leeds United have seen Manchester United break out of they New Year scoring slump (they scored multiple goals just twice in their first eight games of the calendar year - all competitions) with six in two games. Even more encouraging for Man United is the fact that six different players — including Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba — scored the six goals. Perhaps Ralf Rangnick’s ideas are beginning to take hold with the players, leading to more scoring changes and, ultimately, more goals.
The reigning Spanish champions are (not) enjoying a harsh come-back-to-earth season, as they sit 5th in the table after 25 games, behind Barcelona, who have a game in hand, on tiebreaker in the race for top-four and UEFA Champions League qualification. Luis Suarez and Angel Correa are carrying a considerable load at one end of the field, but it’s the defense which has let Diego Simeone down massively after years utter dominance. The 34 goals conceded by Atletico Madrid this season is already nine more than they conceded all of last season, in 13 more games.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United.
Atletico Madrid team news, injuries, lineup options
OUT: Antoine Griezmann (thigh), Daniel Wass (knee), Matheus Cunha (knee)
Our starting XI 👊 pic.twitter.com/YXZzptC6am
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) February 23, 2022
Manchester United team news, injuries, lineup options
OUT: Edinson Cavani (groin), Mason Greenwood (suspension - MORE), Tom Heaton (groin)
🚨 The #UCL team news is in, Reds!
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 23, 2022
Here’s how we’ll line up in Madrid… 🇪🇸#MUFC
Odds (full odds provided by our partner, PointsBet)
Atletico Madrid (+150) | Manchester United (+200) | Draw (+210)