Atletico Madrid only drew against Manchester United. This result continues Los Colchoneros home win fast.
Atlético, who needed a win to pave the way for the quarter-finals, played aggressively since the early minutes. As a result, Joao Felix put Atletico ahead in the seventh minute through his flying header.
After that, Atletico continued to try to add goals but several times their efforts failed. The Atletico goal was conceded in the 80th minute through Anthony Elanga.
Atlético had to settle for a 1-1 draw and this is not a good capital to face the second leg at Old Trafford next month. Moreover, Atletico's appearance this season has not been satisfactory, despite being the reigning LaLiga champion.
This draw also extends Atletico's poor record which has not won in its last seven home games in the Champions League since last season.
It started with a 0-0 draw against Lokomotiv Moscow, then 1-1 against Bayern Munich, and 0-1 against Chelsea in the last 16 of the Champions League.
This season continued when they drew 0-0 against FC Porto, lost 2-3 to Liverpool, and 0-1 to AC Milan, which ended in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United last night.
Especially for the match against Chelsea last season, it was indeed held at a neutral place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Atletico's status at that time was the host.
This is certainly a bad record for a club of Atlético's class who diligently appears in the Champions League and has gone on to become a finalist three times.
@cristino