Will Man Utd continue to sublimate itself in the Champions League?

* 3:00, 29 October 2020, Old Trafford Stadium, second round of the Champions League group stage.

The dark cloud that covered the Old Trafford skies for the first three weeks of the season is gradually being dissipated by Man Utd’s positive results over the past week. The last three games Man Utd played well, winning Newcastle, PSG and last weekend a goalless draw with Chelsea.

Of these, Man Utd’s victory on the PSG pitch is the most impressive. “Red Devils” have an opening goal from the penalty spot thanks to Bruno Fernandes in the middle of the first half. Early in the second half, Anthony Martial burned his home net, leading to a draw for the visitors. However, Marcus Rashford’s goal in the 86th minute resulted in a 2-1 win for Man Utd.

The last draw against Chelsea, Man Utd was not bad either. Partly due to the rain that affected the match, Man Utd did not dare risk attacking. Partly because goalkeeper Edouard Mendy played so well that the visitors were able to defend a clean sheet, coming out with a point.

Although there are signs of very extreme performance, there is the fact that Man Utd has not won since the start of the season at home. Man Utd played three matches at Old Trafford, lost two matches and drew one match. Therefore, Old Trafford has never been so thirsty for victory as now, coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer understands that although the crowd is empty, Old Trafford must become the fulcrum of the “Red Devils”.

Furthermore, the victory over RB Leipzig will definitely put Man Utd in a very favorable position to move from the group stage to the knockout stage, while at the same time reinforcing the confidence of the Man Utd fans. For all the above reasons, Man Utd must establish the greatest determination in tonight’s match, they need to win, but Germany’s opponent also sets the same goal.

As Man Utd resonated against PSG, RB Leipzig quietly defeated Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0 to reach the top of Group H. It must be repeated that, two months ago, RB Leipzig reached the semi-finals. Champions League and continue to maintain impressive form, unbeaten after a 3-0 loss to PSG in the semi-finals last season.

In the national league, RB Leipzig leads the Bundesliga with 13 points after 5 matches, with Bayer Leverkusen being undefeated records and both teams and defenders playing the best of the tournament by conceding just 3 goals from the start. season. Including all tournaments, RB Leipzig have seven unbeaten matches, in which they have won the last four.

The statistics above show that RB Leipzig will not come to Old Trafford with the idea of ​​a draw, they confidently set the goal of victory. And like Man Utd, a victory will help Julian Nagelsmann’s army continue to hold the top spot in Group H, then his next door will be very spacious.

The Man Utd staff for this match felt very comfortable even though they did not have Eric Bailly, Jesse Lingard and Phil Jones, but even if all three players are healthy, it is unlikely they were on the reserve list. fight tonight. In Solskjaer’s hands, there are better reserve factors, so the Norwegian strategist is comfortable “planning, planning.”

Last weekend Cavani launched Man Utd, it is possible that this match will start the Uruguayan striker, but it is possible that Solskjaer will use Martial in the forward position because Man Utd will play with Arsenal and the French striker is still suspended in that match So maybe Cavani is reserved for the game against the “Gunners”.

Players who were not used in the game against Chelsea last weekend, such as Alex Telles, Axel Tuanzebe, Nemanja Matic or Donny Van de Beek, will likely be used by Solskjaer tonight. Although the Norwegian strategist is quite conservative in the use of personnel, but clearly with the busy schedule ahead, Man Utd has to rotate the team.

Leipzig will lack Marcel Halstenberg, Lukas Klostermann and Nordi Mukiele in tonight’s game, these absences cause the defense of the German team to be seriously affected. Due to a lack of personnel in defense, coach Nagelsmann will likely have to use a four-man defense rather than a three-man center-back as he prefers.

Furthermore, Leipzig will not be served by upline players Konrad Laimer, Amadou Haidara and Tyler Adams, but Marcel Sabitzer will return to complement the midfield.

With playing at home, the force is quite comfortable, Man Utd has winning advantages over a damaged Leipzig defense. If you can keep the gameplay as in recent matches, including both offense and defense, and be sharper in the end, Man Utd will win.

Squad is expected to play

Man Utd: De Gea; Tuanzebe, Lindelof, Maguire; Wan-Bissaka, Fred, Matic, Telles; Van de Beek; Fernandes, Marcial.

RB Leipzig: Gulacsi; Henrichs, Upamecano, Konate, Angelino; Kampl, Nkunku; Sabitzer, Olmo, Forsberg; Poulsen.

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