Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals and helped the Manchester United leaving the Atleti Azzurri d’Italia Stadium with a 2-2 draw against Atalanta this Tuesday. The teams did a direct duel for the classification in the Champions League and the English team has a points advantage.
The positive result takes Manchester United to seven points, in the lead of group F. Atalanta has five points and is in third place.
Atalanta stayed with the ball more in the first half and did not take long to open the scoring with Josip Ilicic. In the eleventh minute, he received a pass from Zapata and left the Italian team ahead. Manchester United continued looking for game and managed to kick more to the opponent’s goal. In the Portuguese table, Bruno Fernandes met Cristiano Ronaldo in the 45th minute and the match was tied for halftime.
Zapata had already contributed with the assistance of the first goal, but the Colombian striker tried to do it ten minutes into the second half and put Atalanta in advantage again. The game seemed decided in the 45th minute, but Cristiano Ronaldo shone again and skillfully kicked into the opponent’s penalty area to tie the match again.
The two teams return to the field for the 5th round of the Champions League on November 23 (Tuesday). At 2:45 pm (GMT), Manchester United visits Villareal at El Madrigal. Atalanta travels to the Stade de Suisse to face the Young Boys at 17:00.
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