Hours before facing Atletico Madrid and Manchester United in the first leg of the Champions League final, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo is preparing to consolidate his amazing record against coach Diego Simeone's men.
It is certain that Ronaldo, 37, will be received in a hostile manner by the fans of the "Wanda Metropolitano", because he was the star of Real Madrid, the eternal "Atletti" rival.
But the "Madeira missile" is also facing pressure from its own home, as half of the United fans ask it to leave next summer after a disappointing return to Old Trafford, according to a poll conducted by the American newspaper "The Athletic".
However, the "Don" seems keen to silence the skeptics and those who demand his departure.
Getting ready for the return of the biggest club competition in the world.
Let's go!
🙏🏽💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/Z31aUAio40
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) February 22, 2022
And he tweeted - two days ago - on his official account on Twitter, "We are preparing for the return of the largest club competition in the world .. Let's go."
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Ronaldo - who faced Atletico for the first time with Real Madrid in 2010 - scored 25 goals in 35 matches he played against "Rojiblancos".
And the Spanish capital team is the second favorite victim of Ronaldo after the Seville team, who conceded 27 times in the past.
But the Portuguese legend made one goal against the Andalusian team, compared to his 5 against Atlético, bringing the number of his contributions to goals against the League champions to 30, more than any other team he faced.
Ronaldo also scored 4 hat-tricks in the matches against Simeone's men.
But the biggest moments in mind against Atletico came in the final matches of the 2014 and 2016 Champions Leagues, with Ronaldo leading Real Madrid to glory in both matches.
In sum, the current "Manio" star won 16 matches, drew 10, and lost 9 matches against Atletico.