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Madrid’s “Atletico” footballers fought in a draw between Manchester’s United and London’s Benfica and Amsterdam’s Ajax in the first round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday. Atletico Madrid played 1: 1 (1: 0) with Manchester United.
In the seventh minute, after the center of Renana Lodi, the goal was scored by Joao Felix – 1: 0. The Manchester club played in the 80th minute, when after the pass of Bruno Fernandes, Anthony Elanga ran out against the home goalkeeper Jan Oblak, sending the ball into the lower left corner – 1: 1.
Lisbon’s “Benfica” recorded a 2: 2 draw with Amsterdam’s “Ajax”. : 0 for the benefit of guests. After eight minutes, the result was equalized. Jans Fertonhens sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from Sebastjenu Alē after an elegant attack from the left. Another three minutes later, the duo Alé – Fertonhens ended in front of the home team in favor of Alé. Ale had a good opportunity to score the lead goal but the home team’s goalkeeper Odisejs Vlahodims saved Alessandro’s shot that was headed for the top corner from the right. However, he was not able to cope with Ali’s repeated blow – 2: 1 in favor of the guests.
The best goal scorer in the tournament, Ale, was already 11th in this year’s competition. In addition, he has scored in all seven Ajax games. The housemates reached the level in the 72nd minute. The Ukrainian striker Romans Yaremchuk, who came to the field ten minutes before, was the first to hit the ball at Remko Pasvere and headed it right in the right corner – 2: 2. The match for these pairs will take place on March 15.
Last week, Liverpool beat Milan Inter 2-0, Salzburg 1-0 Bayern Munich, Manchester City 5-0 defeated Lisbon Sporting and Saint-Germain Paris with a 1-0 win over Real Madrid. On Tuesday, London’s Chelsea won Lille 2-0, while Villarreal and Turin’s Juventus ended in a draw in Spain 1-1.
In the UEFA Champions League group tournament, 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four each. The first two entered the next round, the third continued in the European League, and the fourth European Cup season was over. The final of this season is scheduled for May 28 in St. Petersburg, but due to Russian aggression, the city is likely to lose the right to host the prestigious match. In the 2020/2021 season, Chelsea in the Portuguese city of Porto beat Manchester City 1-0 in the final of the league competition.
UEFA Champions League 1/8 Finals (First Round)
Saint-Germain Paris – Real Madrid 1:0
Lisbon Sporting – Manchester City 0:5
Milan Inter – Liverpool 0:2
“Salzburg” – Minhene’s “Bavaria” 1:1
London’s “Chelsea” – “Little” 2:0
Villarreal – Turin Juventus 1:1
Lisbon Benfica – Amsterdam Ajax 2:2
Madrid “Atletico” – Manchester “United” 1:1
