Jakarta –
Cristiano Ronaldo be a star Manchester United against Villarreal in Champions League. CR7 not only contributed goals.
MU picked a 2-0 victory over The Yellow Submarine. In the match at the Estadio de la Ceramica, Wednesday (11/24/2021) early morning WIB, Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho became MU’s goalscorers.
Ronaldo broke the deadlock MU in the 78th minute. Taking advantage of Etienne Capoue’s error when pressed by Fred, Ronaldo lobbed Villerreal’s goal.
In the last minute, Ronaldo became the opener of Jadon Sancho’s goal movement. In a counter-attack scheme, Ronaldo involved Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes to make way for Sancho to score his first goal for United.
UEFA technical observer, Mixu Paatelainen, did not hesitate to crown Ronaldo as the best performer during Villarreal vs. MU. Ronaldo considered to have contributed not only when attacking but also when MU raised the defense.
“His work ethic was both defensive and offensive, his anticipation and movement was incredible throughout the game,” Paatelainen told UEFA’s website.
“Dangerous from the sidelines and as a centre-forward. Scored the first important goal and was involved in the second too,” he added.
With United this season, Ronaldo have never missed a goal in 5 Champions League matchdays. The Portuguese player has collected 6 goals for the Red Devils.
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