Match Today: Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid 07-30-2022 Friendly match

Manchester United will play their penultimate game before the summer season in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday afternoon, with La Liga giants Atlético Madrid as their opponent at the Olival Stadium. The Red Devils will then play Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday, while Atletico will play Cadiz and Juventus in their last two friendlies after this match with Eric ten Hag's side. Man United participated in four games during the pre-season tour in Thailand and Australia, opening the He prepared for the 2022-23 season with a 4-0 victory over arch-rivals Liverpool in Bangkok on July 12. The Red Devils then played three times in Australia, beating Melbourne Victory 4-1 and Crystal Palace 3-1 in Melbourne before traveling to Perth, where they tied 2-2 with Aston Villa.

Man United also faced Wrexham in a closed match on Wednesday afternoon, recording a 4-1 victory over the Welsh team, as Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez made their debut with the club, while Raphael Varane also participated after his fitness. Tour problems. The 20-times champions signed three players this summer, with Eriksen and Martinez after Terrell Malacia to Old Trafford, but the club continues to work on new additions, with Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong remaining a target despite the Dutchman's apparent desire to stay. At Camp Nou. Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Carrington this week for talks about his future, but the situation is believed to have not changed; The Portuguese wants to leave, but Man United insist he is not for sale. Man United will face Atletico and Rayo in a quick double before a week-long training run ahead of their opening game of the 2022-23 Premier League on August 7, as Ten Hag looks to make a perfect start for him. Time is at the helm. Jadon Sancho is absent due to illness, so Anthony Ilanga begins to attack alongside Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.

Atletico lag far behind Manchester United in terms of pre-season, with only the red and white teams playing their first friendly this summer against Numancia on Wednesday. Thomas Lemar, Angel Correa, Rodrigo de Paul and Matthews Cunha were on Diego Simeone's goal list in the win. 4-0, and they now have three more friendly matches in the diary against Man United, Cadiz and Juventus before the start of 2022. - La Liga season 23 against Getafe on August 15. Atlético finished third in the Spanish league last season, 15 points behind champion Real Madrid, while reaching the Champions League quarter-finals by eliminating Man United in the round of 16, but the capital lost to Manchester City in the final. eight. Colchoneros announced the signing of Nahuel Molina from Udinese on Thursday, with the defender behind Samuel Leno and Axel Witsel to Wanda Metropolitano this summer. There is still uncertainty surrounding the futures of the likes of Alvaro Morata and Antoine Griezmann, while the club has been linked with Ronaldo, but team boss Enrique Cerezo recently said it was "virtually impossible" for Atletico to sign him this summer.

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