Cristiano Ronaldo: the English press criticized the Portuguese for eliminating Manchester United in the Champions League | RMMD | SPORT-TOTAL

Cristiano Ronaldo arrived toned to the match between Manchester United and Atlético de Madrid. Last weekend, the Portuguese scored a hat-trick against Tottenham in the Premier League. After the tremendous performance, the player took to the pitch at Old Trafford stadium with the slogan of advancing to the next round of the Champions League.

However, the reality against the ‘Colchoneros’ was totally different from what the Portuguese and the ‘Red Devils’ fans expected. The attacker, throughout the 90 minutes, contributed very little to coach Ralf Rangnick’s team. Then, already eliminated from the Champions League, the English press pointed to the top star of the squad.

“Cristiano didn’t get a single shot on target, which for a man who shoots all the time, is quite a rare achievement.” wrote the British newspaper The Telegraph about the performance of the Portuguese.

The Portuguese, featured in the Daily Star and Daily Mirror tabloids, had just scored a hat trick against Tottenham Hotspur over the weekend, but he couldn’t even shoot once against the rojiblancos.

“Cristiano Ronaldo produced a couple of his classic touches early in the match, but became a peripheral figure well before the end,” The BBC pointed out, referring to the little weight that the ‘7’ had in the second half of the match, when Manchester United needed to tie Renan Lodi’s goal.

In The Times they delve into how this was Ralf Rangnick’s last chance to save himself as a coach and how Diego Simeone, who ended up being attacked by objects thrown from the stands, ended it.

One by one, all chances of success have been closed, all that remains for United is an undignified season and an unlikely race for fourth place in the Premier League.opines the Times.