Cristiano Ronaldo “saved his neck” to Solskjaer again: He is like Michael Jordan in times of greatest glory – ŠPORT.sk

Thanks to her, the “red devils” are at the top of the F-group table with a gain of 7 points. Villarreal, who defeated the Swiss Young Boys Bern 2-0, also scored seven points.

United could have put themselves ahead after 5 minutes but Scott McTominaya missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. Atalante’s first chance came close to leveling the score after 12 minutes with Josip Iličič. The goal was also confirmed by VAR. The guests then worked out several chances and turned the equalizer into a beautiful action from the set time, when Bruno Fernandez pushed the ball to Ronald with a heel in the penalty area.

In the 57th minute, he got back into the lead home. The United defense signaled an offside and the referee did not recognize Duvan Zapatu’s goal at first, but then VAR intervened in the game and paid – 2: 1. He finally decided to split the points in the 90th + 1 minute Ronaldo, when the ball after his shot from the volley from behind the penalty area fell to the right post.

The Portuguese phenomenon started in Bergamo for the 180th match in LM and enjoyed goals with serial numbers 138 and 139. “It’s never easy to play against Atalante. Even in Juventus Turin, this opponent always caused us big problems. We know we still have room for improvement, our performance was not ideal. As a team, we need more time for everything to work out and we play better. At the end of the match we had a bit of luck, but it belongs to football. It was important not to give up, to fight and believe until the end. I am glad that I helped with the goals to gain a valuable point, ” cited the UEFA website Ronald, who have scored five times in four LM group matches, which is more than half of the team ‘s hits (8).

His strong moments already come regularly in the conclusions. He previously scored two winning goals in the competition in dramatic and close duels at home with Atalanta (3: 2) and Villarreal (2: 1). Since moving to Manchester United, he has scored 15 goals in 13 seasonal matches, of which six have been won and one is a draw.

United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer highlighted the team’s morale after a heart attack. After a home league debacle 0-0 with FC Liverpool, his players came under fire from fans and the media, but last weekend they received a 3-0 reaction on Tottenham. With him, the Norwegian coach “extended his life” on the United bench, and this statement applies even after Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo.

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“No one can say a word that our players have no character. They did not give up and fought to the end. Cristiano has once again proven to be an exceptional player. He gives incredible performances and shoots important goals. Before the second he was in a difficult position, the only solution was to try to lean on the ball from the volley. He hit her as only he can. He’s like Michael Jordan at the time of his greatest glory in the Chicago Bulls. ” he said Solskjaer, which Ronaldo surpassed in the historical ranking of the best shooters United. Nór scored 126 goals for the team from Old Trafford, the Portuguese has 127 after Tuesday.

Atalanta’s uncontrollable conclusion of the meeting with Manchester may cost progress. In the event of a victory, she would slam on the side of Villarreal at the top of the table and put United under pressure.

“It was a beautiful evening, unfortunately, with a bitter end for us. The match was even, the draw would do him more good. We are in a difficult but not insurmountable situation. The group is extremely balanced, anything can happen. We have to manage two more matches, ” announced coach Atalanta Gian Piero Gasperini.

Cristiano Ronaldo also involved the children in the exercise: