Team News
The team line-ups have been announced ahead of the Women’s Champions League playoff second leg between Manchester United and Atlético Madrid. Manchester United have made four changes from their starting eleven in the weekend fixture. Hanna Lundkvist, Melvine Malard, and Dominique Janssen have been introduced into the starting lineup. Anna Sanberg is absent due to an injury sustained during the first leg.
Manchester United Starting XI: Tullis-Joyce, Le Tissier, Lundkvist, Park, Malard, Naalsund, Janssen, Zigiotti, Miyazawa, Turner, Schuller.
Bench: Middleton-Patel, Rendell, George, Anderson, Awujo, Wangerheim.
Atlético Madrid have made two changes from their recent draw, with Otermín and Gio moving to the bench.
Atlético Madrid Starting XI: Gallardo, Fernandez, Perez, Lauren, Menayo, Medina, Boe Risa, Bartel, Fiamma, Jensen, Sarriegi.
Bench: Larqué, Bucero, Guijarro, Kühl, Otermín, Chinchilla, Gio, Portales, Luany, Peñalvo, Rodríguez.
Match Preview
Our correspondent Tom Garry provides exclusive coverage:
Hello and welcome to the second leg of the Women’s Champions League playoff between Manchester United and Atlético Madrid. The English club have the upper hand in this tie as they won the first leg 3-0 and now host the second to seal their spot in the quarter-finals.
Atlético will have to put in a perfect performance to try and wrestle a last eight spot back from United. Last week they did not take their chances when they had them but if they do this evening they could turn it around.
If United get through though they will be one of three English clubs in the quarters with Arsenal booking their spot last night and Chelsea already through, more on that shortly.
The match is scheduled to kick off at 8pm GMT. Stay tuned for further updates and team news as the game approaches.
