Thursday, September 30, 2021 – 17:03
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Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United and Villarreal
Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lauded his star Cristiano Ronaldo after leading the Red Devils to a dramatic 2-1 victory over Villarreal at Old Trafford. The result is against Villarreal, but in the end Cristiano Ronaldo gave a celebration of the deadly and exciting victory in the second round of the Champions League. Ronaldo gave us the decisive goal and Alex Telles scored a great goal too.”
The Norwegian coach added, “Ronaldo is very good in front of goal, he has an impact on everyone, the fans, the players, and the whole club.”
“He did it many times. I saw him against Ireland a month ago and he missed a penalty early, didn’t touch the ball much but scored two great goals in the last two minutes. That’s what he’s been doing all his career.”
*) He continued his praise of Ronaldo, saying, “He is very strong mentally, he remains fully focused throughout the match. Uh, when he gets one chance, he scores a goal.”
He finished, “He headed two balls in the first half, but luck wasn’t on his side at that time. The real sign of the influential player is that he keeps his cool when the opportunity comes.”
Paco Alcacer opened the match in the 53rd minute with a shot from inside the penalty area.
United equalized with a superb shot from Alex Telles from outside the penalty area.
In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Ronaldo scored a fatal goal to snatch the exciting victory for United.
With that result, United scored its first three points in the tournament to finish third in the group Equally with Young Boys, but the difference in head-to-head matches favored the Swiss team.
Atalanta leads the group with four points, and Villarreal comes fourth with one point.
It is reported that this is the first victory in The history of the two teams’ confrontations in the Champions League after all their previous matches ended in a goalless draw.
Ronaldo celebrated his arrival in the 178th match in D
Ronaldo tied the previous match with his former Real Madrid teammate Iker Casillas.
Ronaldo scored a second goal for him In his second European participation with United since his return to the team last summer.
Ronaldo is the top scorer in the Champions League with 136 goals, followed by Lionel Messi with 121 goals.