Match preview: Atleti v United
Manchester United Women enter the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds this week, with our play-off tie against Atletico Madrid getting under way on Thursday, at 20:00 GMT.
Atleti finished below us in the league phase, so they will host the first leg, as we return to the Centro Deportivo Wanda Alcala de Henares, where we won 1-0 in October.
Fridolina Rolfo was the matchwinner, as the Reds showed our resilience after Dominique Janssen's first-half red card.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the return to European action…
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HOW TO WATCH AND FOLLOW
Thursday’s match will be broadcast live on Disney+, as has been the case throughout the season.
Don’t forget to subscribe to our official Women’s YouTube channel though, where we’ll be streaming a live watchalong from Hotel Football.
You can also tune in via the United App, where we’ll have regular updates from the game, plus a report, reaction and highlights.
TEAM NEWS
Ella Toone and Leah Galton will be missing for the Reds through injury, with Marc Skinner suggesting before Saturday’s win at Leicester City that the latter may be in line for a return towards the end of the month.
Hanna Lundkvist, Lea Schuller and Ellen Wangerheim could make their European debuts for the club, after their arrivals during the winter window.
Atleti's Gio Garbelini hasn't featured since being injured during the United game in October.
Victor Martin's side boosted the midfield in January, adding Priscila Chinchilla and Kathrine Moller Kuhl to the squad, from Zenit and Roma respectively.
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FORM GUIDE
United extended our winning run to five across all competitions, with a routine 2-0 success over Leicester City at the weekend.
Julia Zigiotti and Elisabeth Terland were the scorers at the King Power Stadium, as we closed the gap on leaders Manchester City to eight points, with seven games to play.
Atleti, meanwhile, edged past Levante thanks to an early strike from Silvia Lloris.
That was their first top-flight victory since November, but progress has been made in the Copa de la Reina, as the capital club are into the semi-finals, where they’ll face Tenerife.
The Spaniards finished 11th in the league phase but failed to win any of their three home games.
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RIVALS WATCH
The four Champions League play-off ties are split across two evenings this week…
WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY
OH Leuven v Arsenal (17:45 GMT)
Paris FC v Real Madrid (20:00 GMT)
THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY
Wolfsburg v Juventus (17:45 GMT)
Atletico Madrid v UNITED (20:00 GMT)
WHAT’S NEXT?
The second leg kicks off at the Progress With Unity Stadium at 20:00 GMT next Thursday (19 February).
Bayern Munich await the winners of this tie in the quarter-finals, which are set to be played in March and April.