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Anthony Elanga's late equaliser boosts Manchester United's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League as they fight back to draw against Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano.

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Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea tells BeIN Sport: "It as great to be back at home in Madrid. It was strange because I played for this club but it is football. We are Manchester United, we wanted to win, it was a tight game and both teams had a couple of chances in the whole game. The draw is a fair result.

"We came to a very difficult pitch against a very good team, they started with more intensity than us and won the 50-50s, they scored a very good goal. In the second half we showed that we have good character and we played good, scored a goal and everything to play at Old Trafford.

On Anthony Elanga: "He is playing very well, he has been an important player for us, still very young and has scored important goals for us. Massive for him and for us.

"The second leg will be 50-50, both teams can win but with the fans hopefully we can play better than today. Let's win the game and be in the next round."

• Benfica have only been beaten once at home in the knockout stages of the Champions League (P9 W4 D4 L1), with that defeat coming against Chelsea in the quarter-finals in 2011-12.
• Ajax have only lost one of their 16 away matches in the Champions League under Erik ten Hag (W10 D5), at Anfield in December 2020 in the group stages.
• Ajax’s Sébastien Haller has scored 11 goals in the Champions League this season, netting in all seven Ajax matches.

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Manchester United goalscorer Anthony Elanga tells BT Sport: "Think it was my first touch as well. I have dreamt of moments like this, scoring in the Champions League against top European teams like Atletico Madrid, a dream come true. It is only first half, we have to be ready for the second half at Old Trafford.

"I told you how calm and cool I am and whenever I am given a opportunity I want to repay the manager and give 150% everytime I step onto the pitch. I just do what I can do, I want to be the best player on the pitch and I appreciate the boss.

"You've got to stay in the game, anything can happen. We did not play the best in the first half, but improved after the substitutions in the second half.

"He (Ralf Rangnick) said to me to make the defenders scared and run in behind. When I get the opportunity to take it. I wanted a good result for the fans because they came a long way."

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• Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes became the first player in Champions League history to assist in six consecutive appearances while playing for an English club, breaking the record held by David Beckham (for Manchester United) since 1998.
• Manchester United have only won one of their last eight away trips to Spain in the knockout stages of the Champions League (D5 L2), beating Deportivo de La Coruna 2-0 in April 2002.
• Anthony Elanga, who scored with Manchester United’s first and only shot on target in the game, became the Red Devils’ youngest ever goalscorer in the knockout stages of the Champions League (19y & 302d).

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

For 75 minutes of this game you felt that Manchester United would have been happy to take a 2-0 defeat back to Old Trafford but they hung in there and those substitutions gave them that bit more control and Anthony Elanga got the goal.

This one finishes all square.

And United do almost nick a winning goal as Jesse Lingard spins 25 yards out but a low shot is batted out by Jan Oblak, making his first save of the game in injury time.

60 seconds to go.

United will take this.

Far from their best for large periods in this game but still very much in the tie.

Can Manchester United score?

Alex Telles cross, corner for Manchester United.

Wait, United can't win it can they...?

Nemanja Matic using his experience, sitting on the turf and taking his time to stretch out an issue with his foot.

Four minutes added on here.