Manchester United have been handed a potentially massive boost ahead of the return leg of their clash with Atletico Madrid in the Champions League round of 16.
This comes as the Spanish club have announced that midfield general Geoffrey Kondogbia has suffered a thigh injury, after he was substituted in their 2-0 win over Celta Vigo at the weekend.
📋 Geoffrey Kondogbia has suffered a thigh injury. Our midfielder is pending evolution.
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) March 1, 2022
While he is currently being assessed, it is a short turnaround of just two weeks before Diego Simeone’s side face Manchester United at Old Trafford, leaving him a doubt for the game.
Red Devils will be well-aware of just how big an advantage that could be following his stellar performance against Paul Pogba in the first leg at the Wanda Metropolitano in the 1st leg.
Geoffrey Kondogbia’s game by numbers vs Man Utd:
100% tackles won (4/4)
100% take-ons completed (2/2)
90% ground duels won (9/10)
79% pass accuracy
10 ball recoveries
6 attempted long balls
4 successful long balls
3 interceptions
0 times dribbled pastBalled out tonight. 😳👏 pic.twitter.com/d5wCbs1cXu
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) February 23, 2022
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A bird’s-eye view of Anthony Elanga’s goal vs Atletico last night 😍
A wonderfully crafted Man Utd move! 👏#UCL pic.twitter.com/rFydsaIBcV
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 24, 2022
Nonetheless, they did get the all-important goal that means that they, in theory, have the home advantage for the second leg, and a chance to advance to the quarter finals.
