MANCHESTER UNITED'S UNBREAKABLE ATLETICO MADRID CURSE

Manchester United, the deep-rooted plane tree of the English Premier League, continues to face the Atletico Madrid nightmare that it has never been able to overcome in the European arena. According to the striking data conveyed to readers by the world-famous British publication The Guardian, the Red Devils have not yet experienced a single victory joy against the Spanish representative in official matches throughout their history. The balance sheet of a total of 5 official matches played in European cups between the two giant clubs to date represents almost a great devastation for Manchester United fans. In these remaining 5 tough rendezvous, the English team left the pitch with 0 wins, 2 draws, and 3 defeats, experiencing a great psychological collapse against its opponent. Unfortunately, the last match in the Champions League, where the Red Devils took the pitch with the hope of breaking down this insurmountable wall, did not present a different scenario for the English. Manchester United, which was defeated by its opponent away with a clear score like 2-0 in the critical struggle played on the Champions League stage tonight, could not beat its bad luck again. The stiff football displayed on the pitch and the productivity problem in the attacking ways remained helpless again against the strict defensive understanding of the Spanish giant. This statistic pointed out by The Guardian went down in the records as one of the most interesting and hardest to break negative series in club history, arousing a wide repercussion in the British sports media. Manchester United's despair against Diego Simeone's disciplined team, trying to break this bad luck with many different managers and star footballers over the years, also harbors great question marks for the club's future in Europe.

IMAGE: THE GUARDIAN