Felix: 'Man Utd only have one chance'

 Felix: 'Man Utd only have one chance'

I have mixed feelings. Atletico kicked well, even though they didn't hold a lot of the ball. We controlled the game, leaving Man Utd barely creating any chances. They had a late chance and scored. That is football. We will try to do better in the second leg," Felix said regretfully after the draw at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Felix was voted the best player of this match by UEFA. All game, he scored five times - the most of any player on the field, and one of them opened the scoring in the seventh minute. Through 19 Champions League matches with Atletico, Felix has scored seven goals, a feat just behind Diego Costa - the striker has reached seven goals in just five games.

Felix headed the net to open the score for Atletico in the 7th minute. Photo: AP

Felix headed the net to open the score for Atletico in the 7th minute. Photo: AP

However, Atletico did not preserve the advantage when replacing Anthony Elanga with a goal in the 80th minute. In this match, Atletico were unlucky when Sime Vrsaljko and Antoine Griezmann hit the crossbar at the end of each half, respectively.

When asked about the combination with Lodi, Felix revealed: "This is my second headed goal. Last week, I trained with Versaljko and Renan kept crossing the ball from the flanks, and it was successful. We will continue to work hard to finish the season successfully."

Atletico and Man Utd will rematch on March 15 at Old Trafford. Felix is ​​confident that he will win the second leg with Atletico to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. With the away goals rule no longer applicable from this season, Atletico must beat Man Utd at Old Trafford to continue. If there is still a tie, the two teams will play extra time and then go to penalty kicks.

"I feel good physically, and I'm very confident. We all believe in our abilities. Our initial goal is to get to the last 16 of the Champions League. Atletico cannot compete for the La Liga title. , everything is very difficult. But we will go as far as we can in the Champions League," emphasized Felix.