Press conference MU vs Atletico: Rangnick expects Ronaldo to score a hat-trick, reporting good news about Fernandes

(Direct press conference before the match MU – Atletico Madrid, the second leg of the 1/8 Champions League round) Coach Rangnick has high expectations for Ronaldo in the match against Atletico at 3 am on March 16.

Atlético Reviews

The most important thing is not to concede first, especially when facing Atletico, the team has never been afraid of opponents who like to hold the ball. In the last 4-5 matches, they all controlled the ball less than 50%. We are aware of that and will try not to concede a goal. Above all, we have to score first.

Coach Rangnick in the pre-match press conference

Assessment of ability attend the Champions League next season

The important thing is not MU attend Champions League next season in any way, which is our most realistic goal. Tomorrow we play in the Champions League and we will do everything in our power to win. Even if we do that, there will be many other strong teams waiting for us in the quarterfinals.

In 3 weeks, the whole team has a match in the Premier League against Leicester at home. We are fully aware that we cannot afford to lose points again. Arsenal are in good form, so we need to take care of ourselves by winning our remaining games.

Review of Ronaldo

I am not concerned about the possibility that Ronaldo does not recover in time. He always knows how to take care of himself. Let’s wait and see if Ronaldo can score a hat-trick like the one against Tottenham. Scoring three goals against Atletico is not an easy task but we all expect him to play well.

Of course, this match is not only Ronaldo. This is a team game. We watched the first half of the first leg in Madrid, about what we didn’t do, that was also the main topic of discussion in training yesterday, today and before tomorrow’s game.

The importance of the Champions League arena

Yes, for us, the Champions League means more than sports. MU has very high ambitions, we want to prove we can compete with the best teams in Europe. For that reason, we will do everything to win tomorrow’s match.

The situation of MU’s forces

All the players are ready for tomorrow’s match. There is a bit of confusion about the case of Luke Shaw. He trained yesterday and today, but we still have to wait and see if he is completely fit or not. Everyone else has returned to training. Fernandes received a negative test result yesterday, so he can train normally.

Rangnick highly appreciates Ronaldo and 5 MU STARS

On the eve of the great battle between MU and Altetico (3h, 16/3), coach Ralf Rangnick praised Cristiano Ronaldo and a few stars, especially after CR7 scored a hat-trick to help “Red Devils” beat Tottenham. 3-2.

“Ronaldo is of course an important player for MU. He can take the lead thanks to his performances against Tottenham. But we still have many players who can do the same thing like Fred, Harry Maguire, Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof or even Cavani.”

Coach Rangnick praises Ronaldo

Atletico announced the list to attend the match against MU

On the afternoon of March 14, Atletico Madrid announced the list of players who will move to Manchester to prepare for the second leg of the 1/8 round of the Champions League.

Previously, the media reported that the La Liga champion would not have the service of 8 first-team players in the great battle with MU. Besides the suspended Yannick Carrasco, the remaining cases are all injured including Thomas Lemar, Sime Vrsaljko, Mario Hermoso, Matheus Cunha and Daniel Wass.

MU is the worst team Rangnick has ever coached

As revealed by Rangnick, he thought MU was the worst team he had ever led after a 1-4 defeat at Man City a week ago. However, the German military leader immediately changed his mind when he witnessed the “Red Devils” defeat Tottenham 3-2:

“At the weekend, I had the feeling that MU was engulfed in a mourning atmosphere, feeling like this was the worst team I’ve ever led. But after beating Tottenham 3-2, we sat with and talked about the chance to win the Champions League. That’s what I like about this team.”

Video of the first leg match between Atletico and MU

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