So, you have to go back to the season 2018/2019, specifically until the round of 16 of the highest European competition. The first leg of this round was played at the Wanda Metropolitano; a Wanda Metropolitano who pushed his team to a very favorable 2-0 thanks to goals from Giménez and Godín.
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The great goal of Joao Félix of those who study in football schools… It left De Gea immobile
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The first goal came shortly after the halfway point in the first half with a fine header, the same technique he used to score the next goal early in the second half. With a 2-2 aggregate on the scoreboard, which would have meant the outcome in extra time, Atlético de Madrid held on as best they could, but with four minutes to go before the final whistle, the Portuguese international appeared for the third and last time to leave Cholo Simeone’s team out.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s statistics against Atlético de Madrid
Without a doubt, the most recent memory of Cristiano Ronaldo in a European tie for the rojiblancos can give them headaches, but together with these two games, There are other reasons to fear, and a lot, the ‘black beast’.
After Sevilla, the team against which he has scored the most goals (27), the Atlético de Madrid is the second favorite victim of the current Manchester United player. All this, thanks to the 25 goals scored by the Portuguese, we’ll see if, for the time being, he has fit them. Thus, he averages 0.74 goals per game against the ‘colchoneros’, the same average as Leo Messi. Despite having seen the door more times against the rojiblancos (32), the truth is that the Argentine has played more games against them (43) and the ratio is identical.
Cristiano Ronaldo during the second leg against Atlético de Madrid in the semifinals of the 2016/2017 Champions League
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Apart from his numbers in the Champions League, his appearances in the Copa del Rey were not disappointing for Atlético de Madrid, since the player was not so decisive here. However, yes it was throughout the 16 LaLiga games in which he scored a total of 12 goals, giving rise, once again, to another good average: 0.75. Thus, since he scored his first two goals against the rojiblancos, on November 26, 2011, the list continued to grow, standing out above the rest his league hat-trick on April 11, 2012 or that of the 2016/2017 season that allowed the whites to leave the Vicente Calderón with the three points.
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates the third goal in the LaLiga match against Atlético de Madrid in the 2016/2017 season
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Ultimately, taking into account the validity of these arguments, the Cholo Simeone has more than enough reasons to stop his ‘black beast’ in the best possible way. Otherwise, the round of 16 tie against Manchester United could end up like the last in which Ronaldo was present: leaving Atlético de Madrid out of Europe.
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Luis Suárez, from the great goal at El Sadar to not playing a minute against United
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Antonio Sanz’s Wednesdays: De Gea, Spain goalkeeper or Premier goalkeeper
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