Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United - prediction, team news, lineups

Desperate for a affirmative spark to reinvigorate their season, struggling Manchester United volition question to look in-form Atletico Madrid astatine the Metropolitano Stadium connected Tuesday for matchday 2 of the Champions League's league phase.

Los Rojiblancos are eyeing a 5th triumph connected the bounce successful midweek, portion the Red Devils are looking for their archetypal successful 5 games.

Match preview

Diego Simeone's Atleti person enjoyed a beardown run truthful far, and aft picking up wherever they near disconnected anterior to the planetary break, they volition beryllium assured of occurrence connected Tuesday.

Los Rojiblancos overcame 10-man Alaves 2-1 connected Saturday, courtesy of a first-half opener from Alejandro Grimaldo, and a precocious victor from erstwhile Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Cristian Romero, who was the antheral of the lucifer erstwhile Spurs bushed United successful the 2025 Europa League final.

That latest triumph for Simeone's broadside mirrored the scoreline from the Madrid derby connected September 20, different triumph that saw Grimaldo acceptable the code with the archetypal goal.

However, portion Atletico volition caput into this clash connected the backmost of a four-game winning streak, they person lone travel retired connected apical successful 2 of their past 15 matches against English teams - drafting 3 and losing 10 - including their 2-1 decision to Liverpool connected September 9.

On the different hand, the La Liga nine person lone mislaid 2 of their 19 fixtures erstwhile facing English opponents successful Spain, winning 9 and drafting eight, astir precocious playing retired a 1-1 stalemate with Arsenal successful past season's Champions League semi-final archetypal leg.

Meanwhile, Michael Carrick's Man United person endured a dire word to date, and it would beryllium a astonishment to spot them crook it astir connected Tuesday.

The Red Devils were 4-0 victors implicit debutants Sabah successful their Champions League opener, though they person failed to triumph immoderate of their 4 outings since.

After consecutive defeats against Manchester City and Brighton and Hove Albion, Carrick's men were held to back-to-back 1-1 draws, including a humiliating stalemate with 10-man Tottenham, which saw the Londoners gain a deserved constituent astatine Old Trafford acknowledgment to a 92nd-minute header from Dominic Solanke.

That dire effect conjured boos from Man United fans - not for the archetypal clip successful caller months - and has near supporters with small crushed for optimism looking backmost connected a four-game winless tally crossed each competitions.

Those searching for a crushed to anticipation against the likelihood successful midweek could look to the Red Devils' grounds against Spanish sides, which has seen them suffer conscionable 1 of their past 11, winning 7 times and drafting connected 3 occasions.

That being said, United person not beaten Atletico Madrid successful immoderate of their erstwhile 4 meetings, losing doubly successful the process and 2-1 connected aggregate successful their astir caller brushwood during the 2021-22 Champions League circular of 16.

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Team News

Atleti person a acceptable squad to take from for Tuesday's clash, truthful expect to spot erstwhile Man City prima Julian Alvarez pb the enactment alongside Lee Kang-in, who has impressed since joining from Paris Saint-Germain successful the summer.

At the other extremity of the pitch, acquainted hostile Cristian Romero is apt to commencement astatine centre-back with David Hancko, flanked by Alejandro Grimaldo and the versatile Marc Pubill.

As for Man United, they are lighter successful defence than perfect this week, fixed that centre-half Matthijs De Ligt remains sidelined with a backmost injury, full-back options Noussair Mazraoui and Patrick Dorgu (hamstring) picked up issues during the planetary break, and reserve goalkeeper Tom Heaton (abdomen) is out.

In their absence, Carrick could opt for a pairing of Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire astatine the bosom of his defence, portion Diogo Dalot and Luke Shaw diagnostic either broadside of the duo, protecting Senne Lammens betwixt the sticks.

Manuel Ugarte is continuing his betterment from the anterior cruciate ligament helium suffered astatine the World Cup, though Youri Tielemans and Kobbie Mainoo should beryllium connected manus to commencement successful the centre of the park.

Elsewhere, striker Benjamin Sesko is dealing with a little limb injury, truthful spot Matheus Cunha volition commencement up top, supported by Bryan Mbeumo and talismanic skipper Bruno Fernandes.

Atletico Madrid imaginable starting lineup:

Oblak; Pubill, Romero, Hancko, Grimaldo; Simeone, Llorente, Cardoso, Baena; Lee, Alvarez

Manchester United imaginable starting lineup:

Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Mainoo, Tielemans; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Rashford; Cunha

We say: Atletico Madrid 3-1 Manchester United

Atleti are successful beardown signifier and volition beryllium assured connected location turf against a struggling opponent, coming into this showdown connected the backmost of a four-game winning streak.

Man United whitethorn person beaten Sabah 4-0 connected matchday one, but they are improbable to locomotion distant with thing from Tuesday's clash, having failed to triumph successful immoderate of their 4 matches since.

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