Manchester United vs Juventus Highlights: Ronaldo has played Manchester United once before in the Champions League. He scored the final goal that condemned United to a quarter-final exit in Sir Alex Ferguson's final season. United were also undone by a red card that was shown to the influential Nani in the first half of that match, prompting Jose Mourinho, the opposition manager at the time, to say that the "better team lost." Ronaldo is back now and Mourinho is there too, only this time they are on opposite sides.
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Cristiano Ronaldo pumps his fist. He hasn't scored but his sheer presence and movement has been a nightmare for United. The home side have looked completely outclassed here.
Five minutes of extra time. United simply unable to find a way through.
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Costa runs the United back line ragged, cuts it in to Ronaldo who can't get his shot away.
Allegri takes off Dybala and brings on Bernadeschi. All hands to the deck for Juve. United are showing signes of throwing the kitchen sink at them.
United getting a bit more frantic now. Pogba unleashes a low shot from outside the box that beats Sceczny, hits the post, bounces off the back of the keeper's neck and somehow goes out instead of back into goal.
United have considerable possession but Juventus are looking a different class. United unable to pierce their defence in any way.
A free kick and a corner for United, both of which go to waste due to poor deliveries from Mata. He has not had the best of matches so far the Spaniard.
An absolute saveazzo from De Gea to keep Ronaldo out. Cuadrado cuts in from the right and Ronaldo takes the shot from the edge of the box. It is going into the top right corner and De Gea acrobatically makes the save.
United send the ball into the box, Martial giving chase. Just as he starts bringing the ball into control, Bonucci slides in an snatches the chance away.
And Juventus have to to do some emergency defending. Pogba's shot is deflected straight to Marital in the box and he tries taking a shot. Juve manage to clear it.
Juventus lead United by a goal and that is a good reflection fo this match. Juve have easily been the better team in this match.
A United attack breaks down due to an uncharacteristically bad first touch from Mata. It looks like this will remain the scoreline at halftime.
Juve win a free kick, 30 yards away from goal to the left. He absolutely smashes De Gea's palms with it, it bounces to Matuidi who volleys it. Bounces right in front of him and floats up towards the top right corner but De Gea makes a sensational acrobatic save.
A lull in the proceedings. United are losing possession in utterly silly ways and Old Trafford make their feelings known with whistles and jeers.
Juve hog the ball, Cancelo does a one-two with Dybala while sprinting into the box and unleashes a shot from the right, De Gea saves. United are under a siege at the moment.
Ronaldo gets on the wrong side of Martial, and sends a cross in from the right, Cuadrado is not able to turn it in and bounces to Dybala who heads it home. Juve lead.
Mata with outswinger onto the head of Pogba, standing on the penalty spot. Pogba tries to guide the ball into the top left, but there’s neither power nor direction on it, and it’s an easy catch for Szczesny.
The only thing of note that happened in the first five minutes was a pitch invasion that had both Allegri and Mourinho beside themselves. Mourinho's bosses, though, won't be too happy with that. One UEFA fine, on the way.
Ronaldo gives Lukaku a handshake and before that he seemed to be staring at Paul Pogba as the Frenchman walked by without paying much attention towards him. Interesting....
Admit it, that is the only thing you really cared for. So there you go, Cristiano Ronaldo starts. United have named the same squad that played agianst Chelsea. For Juve, Chiellini returns and so does Dybala. Benatia drops to the bench.
Manchester United: de Gea, Young, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, Pogba, Matic, Rashford, Mata, Martial, Lukaku.
Subs: Romero, Bailly, Andreas Pereira, Fred, Ander Herrera, Darmian, Chong.
Juventus: Szczesny, Joao Cancelo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro, Bentancur, Pjanic, Matuidi, Cuadrado, Dybala, Ronaldo.
Subs: Perin, De Sciglio, Benatia, Douglas Costa, Barzagli, Kean, Bernardeschi.
Referee: Milorad Mazic (Serbia).
Last time Cristiano Ronaldo came to Old Trafford for a Champions League match, the Manchester United at the time was so incensed by a red card that his team got that he refused to attend the post-match press conference. The only player who would have memories of that night would be David De Gea, the only survivor from that bygone era. There was Ashley Young too but he was among the subs.
Jose Mourinho looked sufficiently grumpy during the pre-match press conference, the feelings to which he described eloquently then and there as, 'I don't like this press conference'