well it really is a city that loves its football i'm talking of course about manchester and it's a
real pleasure to be here tonight at old trafford i'm derek ray and i'm joined for expert analysis
by stuart robson and this is where it all starts in the uefa champions league the group
stage and match day one my goodness so much to look forward to it is manchester united
against atletico madrid well thanks derek this is such an important game
both sides will be desperate to start this group well let's hope we see some great football today
yes
so
the lineup for manchester united david de caya stands between the posts aaron juan
bisaka starts alongside luke shaw as fullbacks and leading the line today is cristiano ronaldo
this is the starting lineup for atletico diana black as the preferred keeper stefan savage
plays with jose maria jimenez in the center of defence koke starts alongside jeffrey condontvia
in central midfield and so to the forwards luis suarez starts alongside antoine griezmann
it's the opening match day champions league group stage match day one underway
here's ronaldo the inside route looks promising it's still alive
from the bake and a long way out here superb block ronaldo marcus rashford in position
safe but still a chance not away completely
now they survived the attack
lamar this could pose problems for the defenders
not all that hard to deal with crosses like that
jayden sanchez given his magnificent form
then there's every reason to believe that cristiano ronaldo will make an impact here
well derek he's a great all-round player but it's his ability to run in behind
defenders that makes him such a threat and when he gets 1v1 against the goalkeeper he usually scores
takes the shot can they slot at home
well you have to think they're going to take the lead at some
point because they're really looking dangerous at the moment
and options in the center
lamar possession given away unfortunately
ronaldo untidy in possession
ronaldo pass
coming well here it is 1v1 against the keeper and the outcome was never really in doubt
he never looked like missing that
the opening goal of the game then
potential danger options in the center
and the danger's still on
okay it's opening up for them he cuts it back a really top-notch piece of defending
bruno fernandes
carrasco will it be well there's a keeper on song well how did he stop that that's just unbelievable
and now the delivery well he didn't miss by all that much well he struck it quite
nicely but the keeper was always in control of the situation he knew that was going wide
well we've almost reached the halfway mark here manchester united on top stuart
interested to get your thoughts so far well they've worked hard and played well
to be in front here but they now need to keep their focus as we approach half time
and that puts them in position
to get it away properly
well nothing comes of it
okay and we will have just one additional minute
alert defending and that will do it for the first half here at the theater of dreams
well as is often the case jaden sancho so difficult to contain in the first half
what did you make of his performance well it was certainly a good first 45 minutes for the lad
obviously he got his goal to put him in front but he's looked lively throughout too hopefully and
so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences rafael varan
and that's how to dispossess your opponent not
too many defenders in the wide positions and atletico know it
so the corner played into the box and this situation could be dangerous
well it looks so promising but a girl kept the outcome
cristiano ronaldo bruno fernandez has it here's ronaldo on to van der beek
he takes aim and the keeper making sure that was pushed well away from danger
and the referee has given the corner so maybe scope here for them to add to their lead
and the keeper taking care of the situation
can they hit on the break
but ultimately upper cul-de-sac
bruno fernandez
using all his defensive acumen to cut it out
he's going forward well here
but he knew he had to get to the ball and he did
and the free kick awarded to manchester united
united coming off the beach
chance to cross and off target by miles with that one and a goal kick will ensue
forward they go using carrasco on this occasion and block for now
this might be ideal for the counter
will it be sufficiently imaginative but really sticking to the task defensively
luis suarez atletico being afforded too much room behind but the pressure mounting
this could square the game terrific piece of anticipation now the keeper grabs it
brilliantly at the back rashford takes the shot and a goal here there it is they've done it
well here's the replay and it's a brilliant turn to buy himself that bit of space
and then of course the finish that's a great bit of play in the box
a second goal for them here
and five minutes to go
rashford unable to hold it
a very good tackle
and the referee has added on two minutes of stoppage time and there to intervene
running room galore for united a really top-notch piece of defending
so full time it is under morale boosting three points on the board to begin the european campaign
yeah it's so vital to get off to a quick start in these group stages they'll be happy with the
three points but now they have to back it up in the next game six points and you're halfway there
well as you can see our cameras are not veering very far away from marcus
rashford he has every reason to be proud of his own performance
and stuart your assessment of it well he should be pleased with himself today because
he performed really well he scored a good goal and they won the game an excellent day all round