Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is at it again. This time he made a blunder, when his team was trying to catch up with Atletico Madrid in the second leg of the 2021-2022 Champions League last 16, which took place on Wednesday (16/3/2022) early this morning.
The English defender thwarted Cristiano Ronaldo’s chance to score. Even though Manchester United are in a 0-1 condition behind Atletico Madrid.
The incident occurred when the game entered the 65th minute. Manchester United player in attack position. The team nicknamed the Red Devils got a corner kick.
At first there seemed to be no error. Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo are both in a position ready to receive a pass. With the aim of scoring goals for his team.
However, the 29-year-old defender actually seemed to interfere with the movement of Cristiano Ronaldo in the penalty box. Instead of scoring goals to help his team-mates, Harry Maguire interfered with Cristiano Ronaldo’s movements.
The Portuguese superstar collided with Harry Maguire. Cristiano Ronaldo was seen wincing in pain, because his lips hit Harry Maguire’s head. The opportunity to catch up was gone, Manchester United still trailed 0-1 from Atletico Madrid.
Playing at home, Old Trafford, Manchester United went down in full force. They carried out the mission of victory over their visitors, because the first leg only ended in a 1-1 draw.
Unfortunately, Cristiano Ronaldo et al failed to realise this target. Atletico Madrid could actually lead 1-0 through Renan Lodi’s header in the 41st minute. Efforts to attack the Red Devils never yielded results. Statistically, Manchester United has the upper hand over the visitors.
Manchester United had 58 percent possession of the ball. They also managed to create 10 shots against Los Rojiblancos (Atletico Madrid’s nickname). It’s just that these efforts did not reap the results. Until the end of the match, the score 0-1 did not change for Atletico Madrid’s advantage.
These results brought Atletico Madrid to the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season. Diego Simeone’s team won 2-1 on aggregate over Manchester United.
