People praise and criticize Ronaldo before the match against Atletico

 People praise and criticize Ronaldo before the match against Atletico

Marc Seagraves commented that with Man Utd's current form, no matter how excellent Cristiano Ronaldo is, he can't bring the "Red Devils" to the Champions League.

"Ronaldo's records in the Champions League are great, but he's not young. With MU's current form, even Ronaldo can't bring them to the top", Sports quoted former Seagraves defender, who used to play for Liverpool and Man City.

In contrast, former MU midfielder Wes Brown rated Ronaldo as always special in the Champions League. The nature of the match in the Champions League and the Premier League is different. Therefore, MU can do something special from the performance on another level of the owner of 5 Golden Balls.

"People always say Ronaldo doesn't defend? For me, it doesn't matter. Ronaldo still scores in the last few games. That's the only thing we expect from the striker. When MU is more stable, Ronaldo will have more chances to score," Wes Brown emphasized.

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Ronaldo still scores in the Champions League. Photo: Reuters.

On the morning of February 24, MU faced Atletico in the first leg of the knockout round of the Champions League this season. CR7 has met the red half of Madrid in 35 matches and scored 25 goals. No player has caused Atletico nightmares as much as Ronaldo.

TransferMarkt's statistics show that Ronaldo scored 7 goals against Atletico in the Champions League, 12 goals in La Liga and the remaining 6 goals in the Copa del Rey. The Portuguese superstar contributed 9 more assists.

The last time Ronaldo scored against Atletico was a hat-trick in the second leg of the round of 1/8 Champions League 2018/19. At that time, Juventus was led 0-2 by Atletico after the first leg. But the explosive performance from CR7 made Diego Simeone and his students stop the game.

Atletico striker Angel Correa was embarrassed when asked about Ronaldo. The Argentine striker told AS: "Atletico's concern is not only from Ronaldo. But, in the past, he has created many difficulties for us."

This season, Ronaldo still plays well in the Champions League. He played 5 matches, scored 6 goals for MU. After 72 minutes, the former Juventus star "fired" in the most prestigious arena for club level in Europe.