The match will be played at Manchester’s Old Trafford starting at 5:00 p.m., Argentine time.
In case of victory, the United would join other giants of European football that have already sealed their presence in the top eight, such as Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
Cristiano Ronaldoat 37 years old, is one step away from playing what would be his 23rd match in the quarterfinals of Championsin April, equaling the record held by Leo Messiremoved with the PSG. The Portuguese striker showed on Saturday that he is still in good form with a hat-trick against Tottenham (3-2) in the premier league.
After a moment of uncertainty at the beginning of the year, Simeone found regularity of his Atletico Madrid, especially in the results, with the last four wins in a row in the Spanish league. The Argentines Angel Strap, Rodrigo DePaul and his son Giuliano will be available for the “Cholo”.
Ajax-Benfica, the other duel of the day
On amsterdamthe Ivorian striker of the Ajax Sebastien Hallerwith 19 goals in 23 matches in the eredivisiealso shines in the top European competition, with 11 goals in seven games.
on the way in Lisbonthe 27-year-old center forward caused the equalizer benfica with a goal against, before making up for it by scoring the second goal of the Ajax three minutes later.
To the team’s objective – qualification for the quarterfinals, which the Ajax has not achieved since 2019- the personal challenge is added to Haller: reach, or exceed the current top scorer of the Champions, Robert Lewandowskiwho raised his goalscoring figure to 12 last week with his hat-trick against salzburg Austrian (7-1).
Source: Ambito
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