Matches were cooked inside the changing rooms. The recent Europa League playoff tie faced FC Barcelona and Manchester Utdwhich was resolved in favor of the English team, had an inside story revealed in the Ace one of the footballers of the British club, who also agrees that he has a past in Real Madrid, with all this indicates the presence of Barça as a rival.
The first leg was played at Camp Nou on 16 February and ended in a two-goal tie, after goals from Mark Alonso and raphinha of Barcelona, and Marcus Rashford and Jules Koundé, this one an own goal, for the ‘red devils’. The feeling that floated “in the United dressing room” was that they had “left with little result” from the culé stadium.
Although United’s first team included two former Real Madrid players such as Casemiro and Raphael Varanewho revealed feeling breathless in the dressing room of Old Trafford is one of the footballers trying to get out of the quarry and who in the past was part of the lower category of Real Madrid.
It treats the side of 19 years Alvaro Fernandez, the club’s best under-23 last season. “After the first game, I spoke to some in the dressing room and they felt that they left with a small result. They said they deserved more,” the Spanish defender explained to As.
In the second leg, at Old Trafford, Manchester United lifted an adverse 0-1 after the goal of Robert Lewandowski thanks to the brazilian goal Fred and Anthony. “I was relived to be back in the stadium and there was an incredible atmosphere. In the first it was equal, but in the second United made the change and secured the pass,” recalled the Mancunian winger.
In other recent confrontations in Europe, the one between Liverpool and Real Madrid at Anfield in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, was resolved by a 2-5 win for the Merengue team, Fernández confirmed who his companion. “Yes, yes (laughs). On top of the rivalry that exists here between United and Liverpool. Ugh. Among the young people it is the most powerful. Among the adults I will tell you that the biggest rivalry is Leeds. They get along. quite bad. The first day I played United-Liverpool in the youth academy, that week they were all angry. “We have to win that game no matter what!” And I, but why serious? “It’s the rivalry there. is, we hate them’ (laughs). That’s like a Madrid-Atleti game. The coaching staff, kit men… They are all experienced,” he explained.
After eliminating Barça from the Europa League, the ManU coach, Erik Tenhag, also attributed the double Premier-League confrontation that took place these days in continental competitions to appreciate his own pass. “We all saw what Real Madrid did to Liverpool this week, so it’s a great night to get rid of the leaders of the League, a team above Madrid, and we’ve seen how they played against Liverpool” he thought .
Source: La Verdad
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