Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid: UCL RO16, Second Leg Preview, Details, Team News, and Dream11 Team Predictions

Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid is the upcoming second leg match in the Round of 16 in this year's UEFA Champions League. Atletico Madrid looks to be utterly dominant in the second leg, just like the first leg that finished 1-1.

Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid: Match Preview:

Manchester United:

Man United were far from their best in the first leg on February 23, with Atletico in charge of the contest for long spells, but Elanga came off the bench to score a leveller in the 80th minute, meaning that any win for the Red Devils on Tuesday evening would see them advance to the final eight of the European Cup.

Confidence would have been low had Man United entered the second leg off the back of their 4-1 defeat to Manchester City last weekend, but Ralf Rangnick's side were back in league action against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, recording a 3-2 win over the North London club to boost their top-four hopes.

Cristiano Ronaldo returned from injury to score a brilliant hat-trick against Spurs, and the Portugal international will now be determined to enjoy more success against Atletico, having netted 25 times against the Red and Whites during his professional career, making them his favourite opposition.

Man United, who finished top of Group F to advance to this stage, collecting 11 points from their six matches, beat Paris Saint-Germain at this stage of the 2018-19 competition, but they failed to make it through the group stage last term, ultimately dropping into the Europa League, reaching the final before losing to Villarreal.

The 20-time English champions have won seven of their previous 11 round-of-16 ties, but this will be their first meeting with Atletico in England since November 1991, when the two sides played out a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their second-round contest in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Atletico Madrid:

Atletico, meanwhile, will enter Tuesday's contest off the back of a 2-1 victory over Cadiz in La Liga on Friday, meaning that the capital giants have now been victorious in their last four league matches, which has left them inside the top four at a key stage of the campaign.

Diego Simeone's side have triumphed in four of their last five games in all competitions, but they are not in a title race this season, so their only chance of securing silverware this season is in the Champions League.

Atletico were far from convincing in the group stage of this season's European Cup, winning just two of their six matches, but a total of seven points saw them finish second in the section, and they were impressive for long spells of the first leg against Man United last month.

The Madrid giants lost to Chelsea in last season's round of 16, but they have reached the quarter-finals or better in five of their last eight Champions League campaigns under Simeone, so it would be fair to say that the club know what it takes to operate in the latter stages of the competition.

Atletico have been victorious in five of their previous eight round-of-16 ties, while they have actually won nine of their 12 two-legged knockout contests with English opposition, but the club lost twice against Liverpool in the group stage of this season's Champions League.

Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid: Match Details:

Date: 16/03/2022
Time: 1:30 AM
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Where to watch in India: Sony Network and Jio TV
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovania)
Assistant Referees: Tomaž Klančnik, Andraž Kovačič , Rade Obrenovič. (Slovania).

Team News:

Manchester United:

Cristiano Ronaldo, mysteriously, was absent from the Manchester derby but returned on Saturday and in emphatic fashion. So, the 37 year old is clearly in top form as he looked to add to his 25 goals against Atlético Madrid. He'll lead the line, but compatriot Bruno Fernandes is a doubt after missing the Spurs win with illness.

Anthony Elanga could also come in for Marcus Rahsford on the other flank. Scott McTominay also was not available at the weekend with Nemanja Matić coming in alongside Fred. Alex Telles and Diogo Dalot could continue at full-back, chosen over Luke Shaw and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

Atletico Madrid:

Atlético Madrid also have a very in-form Portuguese striker with João Félix having netted five in his last five appearances. Top-scorer Ángel Correa could continue as his strike partner, but he was only on the bench at the weekend after hobbling off against Betis.

If Correa isn't fit, Antoine Griezmann would keep his place with Luis Suárez left on the bench. Key player Yannick Carrasco is still suspended having picked up a two-match ban for his red card in Porto on matchday six.

So, Renan Lodi and Marcos Llorente will be the wing-backs as Šime Vrsaljko is injured. Mario Hermoso, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Daniel Wass, Thomas Lemar, Correa and Matheus Cunha join the Croatian in the treatment room. With Koke out of form, Rodrigo De Paul and Héctor Herrera are the first picks in midfield.

Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid: Head to Head:

Manchester United and Atletico Madrid have met thrice till date. Atletico Madrid have won once while two games have ended in a draw. The last time the two sides locked horns was three weeks ago in the first leg which ended 1-1.

Recent performances in all competitions:

Manchester United: W-W-D-D-L

Atletico Madrid: L-W-D-W-W

Possible Line-ups:

Manchester United Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Raphael Varane, Alex Telles; Fred, Scott McTominay; Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho; Cristiano Ronaldo.

Atletico Madrid Predicted Lineup (3-5-2): Jan Oblak; Stefan Savić, Felipe, Reinildo; Llorente, Hector Herrera, Koke, Rodrigo De Paul, Renan Lodi; João Félix, Antoine Griezmann.

MU vs ATM: Dream11 Predictions: