It's time for episode two of the Manchester United - Atlético Madrid 8th Finals battle

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 15.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Old Trafford (75635 seats)

Get ready for the return leg of the Champions League 8th Finals between Manchester United and Atlético Madrid. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!

These teams have little in common geographically as Atlético Madrid have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for United and Atlético Madrid.

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Manchester United form and stats

Manchester United was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Champions League.

The complete Premier League statistics at home this season for Manchester United are 8-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). 3W-3D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Manchester United.

A nice win for Manchester United last time playing, versus Tottenham Hotspur. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Ronaldo (3) scoring for the victors. Ronaldo, who usually features in attack, was the highest rated performer for the team in that game, earning a rating of 9.81 (out of 10). Ronaldo scored three goals and had 38 successful passes (of 40 total).

A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Manchester City.

United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Old Trafford with 24 goals in 15 league matches. Manchester United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Atlético Madrid form and stats

Atlético Madrid was sent out of Champions League in the 8th finals last season, when Chelsea turned out to be too strong.

The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 6 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses both home and away.

Atlético Madrid won their last game, 2-1 versus Cadiz played at home. de Paul got a match rating of 8.03 in that game, top player of the team. Paul scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 43 successful passes (of 51 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Real Betis.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Atlético Madrid playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one Atlético win, zero draws and three defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Atlético Madrid now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A La Liga game at Rayo Vallecano is waiting in only four days.

The travelling fans enjoy Atlético Madrid's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 14 league matches away. In the opposite end, Atlético have conceded 23 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the statistics show this recent game: Atlético Madrid - Manchester United 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester UnitedC. Ronaldo
C. Ronaldo
12 goals
Atlético MadridÁ. Correa
Á. Correa
11 goals
Manchester UnitedB. Borges Fernandes
B. Borges Fernandes
9 goals

Manchester United missing players

Atlético Madrid missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manchester United Atlético Madrid
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   13 25
11 7   Won W   5 12
10 4   Drew D   2 3
4 2   Lost L   6 10
37 17   Scored S   27 47
30 11   Conceded C   22 35
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
76% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 88%
36% 23%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   77% 64%
36% 23%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   54% 36%
20% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   31% 24%
64% 46%   BTTS BTTS   62% 56%
28% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 24%
12% 23%   Failed to Score F T   23% 20%
 
4.6 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 5.2
5.7 5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.3
2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 2.3
1 0   Red cards R C   3 6
 
13.2 14.8   Shots (avg) S (   11.5 12
5 5.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 4.5
29% 23%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 42%
 
13.4 11.8   Shots against (avg) S A   11.7 10.4
4.8 3.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 28 22 3 3 68 18 14 11 1 2 40 10 14 11 2 1 28 8 50 69
2 Liverpool 28 20 6 2 73 20 14 11 3 0 37 7 14 9 3 2 36 13 53 66
3 Chelsea 27 16 8 3 56 19 12 6 5 1 27 10 15 10 3 2 29 9 37 56
4 Manchester United 29 14 8 7 48 40 15 8 3 4 24 18 14 6 5 3 24 22 8 50
5 Arsenal 25 15 3 7 41 29 13 9 2 2 22 10 12 6 1 5 19 19 12 48
6 West Ham United 28 13 6 9 46 35 14 7 3 4 25 19 14 6 3 5 21 16 11 45
7 Tottenham Hotspur 27 14 3 10 42 35 13 8 1 4 23 15 14 6 2 6 19 20 7 45
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 13 4 11 28 23 14 6 2 6 14 12 14 7 2 5 14 11 5 43
9 Aston Villa 27 11 3 13 40 37 13 5 3 5 24 20 14 6 0 8 16 17 3 36
10 Southampton 28 8 11 9 35 43 14 5 7 2 19 12 14 3 4 7 16 31 -8 35
11 Crystal Palace 28 7 12 9 39 38 14 4 6 4 22 17 14 3 6 5 17 21 1 33
12 Leicester City 25 9 6 10 40 43 13 6 3 4 22 18 12 3 3 6 18 25 -3 33
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 28 7 12 9 26 34 14 3 5 6 10 18 14 4 7 3 16 16 -8 33
14 Newcastle United 27 7 10 10 32 47 14 4 6 4 20 25 13 3 4 6 12 22 -15 31
15 Brentford 29 8 6 15 32 45 15 5 2 8 16 19 14 3 4 7 16 26 -13 30
16 Leeds United 28 5 8 15 29 64 14 3 4 7 15 28 14 2 4 8 14 36 -35 23
17 Everton 25 6 4 15 28 46 12 5 1 6 18 18 13 1 3 9 10 28 -18 22
18 Burnley 27 3 12 12 22 38 13 2 6 5 10 16 14 1 6 7 12 22 -16 21
19 Watford 28 5 4 19 27 54 14 2 1 11 14 34 14 3 3 8 13 20 -27 19
20 Norwich City 28 4 5 19 17 61 15 2 3 10 10 31 13 2 2 9 7 30 -44 17
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 27 19 6 2 56 21 14 10 4 0 32 9 13 9 2 2 24 12 35 63
2 Sevilla 27 15 10 2 39 18 13 10 3 0 28 11 14 5 7 2 11 7 21 55
3 Atlético Madrid 28 15 6 7 52 36 14 9 3 2 25 13 14 6 3 5 27 23 16 51
4 Barcelona 26 13 9 4 48 29 12 8 2 2 27 13 14 5 7 2 21 16 19 48
5 Real Betis 27 14 4 9 49 35 14 7 2 5 26 18 13 7 2 4 23 17 14 46
6 Villarreal 28 12 9 7 48 26 15 9 4 2 35 14 13 3 5 5 13 12 22 45
7 Real Sociedad 27 12 8 7 28 29 13 7 4 2 10 6 14 5 4 5 18 23 -1 44
8 Athletic Club 27 10 10 7 32 26 13 7 2 4 22 14 14 3 8 3 10 12 6 40
9 Valencia 28 9 10 9 41 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 14 4 4 6 19 25 -2 37
10 Celta de Vigo 28 9 8 11 33 32 14 5 3 6 20 19 14 4 5 5 13 13 1 35
11 Osasuna 27 9 8 10 26 31 14 3 6 5 11 19 13 6 2 5 15 12 -5 35
12 Espanyol 28 8 9 11 34 41 14 7 4 3 21 16 14 1 5 8 13 25 -7 33
13 Elche 28 8 8 12 30 39 13 5 5 3 16 14 15 3 3 9 14 25 -9 32
14 Rayo Vallecano 26 9 4 13 28 32 13 8 2 3 20 9 13 1 2 10 8 23 -4 31
15 Getafe 28 6 10 12 26 32 14 6 4 4 19 13 14 0 6 8 7 19 -6 28
16 Mallorca 27 6 8 13 26 45 14 4 6 4 13 14 13 2 2 9 13 31 -19 26
17 Granada 28 5 10 13 28 44 14 4 4 6 17 22 14 1 6 7 11 22 -16 25
18 Cadiz 28 4 12 12 24 41 14 1 8 5 11 18 14 3 4 7 13 23 -17 24
19 Deportivo Alaves 27 5 7 15 21 44 14 4 4 6 10 15 13 1 3 9 11 29 -23 22
20 Levante 28 3 10 15 30 55 14 2 7 5 17 22 14 1 3 10 13 33 -25 19

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 27 19 6 2 56 21 14 10 4 0 32 9 13 9 2 2 24 12 35 63
2 Sevilla 27 15 10 2 39 18 13 10 3 0 28 11 14 5 7 2 11 7 21 55
3 Atlético Madrid 28 15 6 7 52 36 14 9 3 2 25 13 14 6 3 5 27 23 16 51
4 Barcelona 26 13 9 4 48 29 12 8 2 2 27 13 14 5 7 2 21 16 19 48
5 Real Betis 27 14 4 9 49 35 14 7 2 5 26 18 13 7 2 4 23 17 14 46
6 Villarreal 28 12 9 7 48 26 15 9 4 2 35 14 13 3 5 5 13 12 22 45
7 Real Sociedad 27 12 8 7 28 29 13 7 4 2 10 6 14 5 4 5 18 23 -1 44
8 Athletic Club 27 10 10 7 32 26 13 7 2 4 22 14 14 3 8 3 10 12 6 40
9 Valencia 28 9 10 9 41 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 14 4 4 6 19 25 -2 37
10 Celta de Vigo 28 9 8 11 33 32 14 5 3 6 20 19 14 4 5 5 13 13 1 35
11 Osasuna 27 9 8 10 26 31 14 3 6 5 11 19 13 6 2 5 15 12 -5 35
12 Espanyol 28 8 9 11 34 41 14 7 4 3 21 16 14 1 5 8 13 25 -7 33
13 Elche 28 8 8 12 30 39 13 5 5 3 16 14 15 3 3 9 14 25 -9 32
14 Rayo Vallecano 26 9 4 13 28 32 13 8 2 3 20 9 13 1 2 10 8 23 -4 31
15 Getafe 28 6 10 12 26 32 14 6 4 4 19 13 14 0 6 8 7 19 -6 28
16 Mallorca 27 6 8 13 26 45 14 4 6 4 13 14 13 2 2 9 13 31 -19 26
17 Granada 28 5 10 13 28 44 14 4 4 6 17 22 14 1 6 7 11 22 -16 25
18 Cadiz 28 4 12 12 24 41 14 1 8 5 11 18 14 3 4 7 13 23 -17 24
19 Deportivo Alaves 27 5 7 15 21 44 14 4 4 6 10 15 13 1 3 9 11 29 -23 22
20 Levante 28 3 10 15 30 55 14 2 7 5 17 22 14 1 3 10 13 33 -25 19

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.